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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1957

Page

4

Climax To Industrial Day Little Miss Parade Crowned

Ohio Fuel Gas Co displayed ranges a gas dryer stoves and hot water tanks. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co showcased first aid gear a safety film and trained instructors. Volunteer Red Cross workers signed up blood donors while ministers distributed Bible books at their booth.

Ohio Fuel Gas Co Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Woody Plumbing Blackstone Sharp Manufacturing Red Cross Ministerial Association

Birth Announcements from Mount St. Mary Hospital

Mount St. Mary Hospital reports multiple birth notices including a son for Donald Simmons of Deanville and a son for Noel Burcham of Logan Route 2. Other names include William Wright, Donna McKnight, Faye Smith, Connie Bennett, Everett Morrison, Everett Cunningham, Grace Binderbasin, Rhoda Kennedy, C. H. Monks, Lillian Wolfe, Timothy Warren, Johnny Johnson and spouses or locations such as Nelsonville New Lexington Jackson ville and Deanville.

Donald Simmons Deanville Noel Burcham Logan Rhoda Kennedy Nelsonville C. H. Monks Lillian Wolfe Timothy Warren Johnny Johnson Lula Shirkey New Lexington

Parade of the Hills Thanks Local Firms for Decor Funds

The decorating committee in Nelsonville thanks merchants, professionals, and listed firms for financial support of the street decorations. Contributors include Wilson Oil, James F Shu maker, Dr. W H Allen, Warren funeral home, Whitmore Florists, Nelsonville Lumber, Standard Oil, Etta's Beauty Shop, Kim berly Mining No 9, and many others aiding the decor fund.

Nelsonville Wilson Oil Co James F. Shumaker W. H. Allen W. H. Hyde Davis Grocery Warren Funeral Home Warren Funeral Home; Dr. H. Zlatkind, C. E. Whitmore Florists Jackson St C. W. Backus Lumber Co Ben Kirkendall and Kirkmeyer Coal Co Whitmore Greenhouses Buchtel W. E. Howe Nelson Vending Co Nelsonville Lumber Co T. J. Najm J. O. Steer J. L. Webb Frank’s Clover Farm Walter J. Shafer Ogg Wholesale Co Allen Lumber Co C. B. Carpenter Standard Oil Co Etta’s Hubert Stage Kimberly Mining Co Batie East End Drive-Inn East End Carryout Coker Distributing Co Earl D. Mender Steven E. Simay Coal Co Chandler Brothers

Presbyterian Women's Association Meeting in Nelsonville

The Presbyterian Women's Association will meet in the church social rooms on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Circle Three will be hostess in Nelsonville providing a brief gathering and refreshments for attendees.

Nelsonville The _ Presbyterian Women’s Association Circle Three

Mayor and Wife Attend City Day at Ohio State Fair

Nelsonville mayor and Mrs Earl Hilleary joined 140 mayors and spouses from across the state for Cities Day at the Ohio State Fair. The day included a 10 a.m coffee hour, a bus tour of the fairgrounds, a 1 30 p.m chicken dinner, and an afternoon Tennessee Ernie Ford show as part of the inaugural event expected to become annual.

Nelsonville Earl Hilleary Hilleary Tennessee Ernie Ford

Newark Firm Handles Black-Topping Job

NELSONVILLE Kerr Asphalt Co. of Newark completes the black topping at Greenlawn cemetery. Inspector Earl Lowery of the county engineers office in Athens reports the work is being done to specifications as stated by York Township trustee Tom Tignor.

Nelsonville Greenlawn Cemetery Kerr Asphalt Co Newark Tom Tignor York Township Earl Lowery County Engineers Athens

Methodist Ministers To Attend Conference

The Rev. Dale Baumgardner of Richland Church Athens The Rev. Harley Fiddler Coolville and the Rev. Dale Hoplight Glouster will attend the Ohio Area Pastor's School at Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware on September 25. About 250 ministers are registered with 250 more expected. Classes cover most aspects of pastoral ministry under titles The Church as Teacher The Church in History The Church as Healer The Church at Work The Nature of the Church and The Church in Society.

Dale Baumgardner Richland Church Athens Harley Fiddler Coolville Dale Hoplight Glouster Ohio Area Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware

Assault and Battery Hearing Set for Friday

Charles Minerd of Millfield pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a charge of assault and battery filed by his mother in law Goldie Lowe of Springfield. He was held under $50 bond for a hearing Friday after allegations he assaulted Caroline Minerd, a minor, in an affidavit filed through the sheriff's office.

Charles Minerd Millfield Inlaw Goldie Lowe Springfield Caroline Minerd Sheriff’s Office

Community Notes From Coolville And Surrounding Areas

Coolville guests included Mrs. Eifie Stout Grace Clark from Orange and Mr. and Mrs. Wise from Marietta with Edsel Wise and children. Julia Ann Bronson of Athens visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Deeter. Thad Tanbhorey had surgery at Camden-Clark Hospital and returned home. Congregational Church exterior repainted. Wayne Koehler remodels the former A B White store creating a business room and two apartments.

P. R. Castle Effie Stout Grace Clark Orange Wise Marietta Edsel Wise Coolville Julia Ann Bronson Athens John Deeter Orland Branch Belore Villa Kincade Ronald Bailey Paula Carolyn James Connolly Circleville

Biggest Day of Pageant Nears in Nelsonville Parade

Nelsonville braces for the Parade of the Hills with 91 units and nearly 20 bands the largest in the event’s history. Parking bans on East Washington after 5 p.m. aid bus loading for post parade crowning of Miss Parade of the Hills and the day’s events including women’s day crafts and a flower show at First Methodist Church.

John Ward Nelsonville The

17 Year Old Boy Wounded In Hunting Accident

17 year old Richard Starner of New Lexington is hospitalized in Mount St Marys Nelsonville with a chest wound from an accidental rifle discharge while hunting groundhogs. Other items note unusual pear shaped tomatoes, birth certificate price hike to $1, ASC election results show 414 ballots, and local notices about bids for strip mine spoil bank grading.

New Lexington Richard Starner Earl Starner Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Dudley Hedges Pleasant Street Daniel C. Jenkins ASC Perry County USC Ohio Division of Reclamation Ohio Department of Agriculture Columbus Primrose Coal Co Guy Bateson Gilbert Biffle Harrison Township Lexington Mary Edie Edward Dusenberry Billy Scott Croton Hillbilly Park Newark Cyrus B. Moore New York Central Railroad Saltillo

Nelsonville visitor at Parade of the Hills festivity

C. H. Newton of Charleston West Virginia is visiting Vern H. Vohes and Mrs. Frank Poston for the Parade of the Hills events in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville C. H. Newton Charleston W. Va Vern H. Vohes Frank Poston

Rotary Hears Brazil Talk at Nelsonville Club

Nelsonville native William R. Powell, an executive for a rubber firm in Brazil, spoke at a Nelsonville Rotary luncheon about Brazil’s industrial potential and capital constraints. Guests included Powell, Gerald C. Powel of Sao Paulo, Andrew F. Powell of William and Mary, and local Rotarians Mayor Francis Myers and others.

Nelsonville William R. Powell Brazil Rotary Club South America William Allen Gerald C. Powel Sao Paulo Andrew F. Powell William and Mary College Williamsburg Logan Francis Myers Dayton Schultheis Claude Christman William Parks Detroit

Parade of the Hills Baked Goods Due Thursday Noon

All baked goods for the Nelsonville Parade of the Hills must be in the Gas Company office by Thursday noon. The baked items will be judged and then sold with all proceeds going to a local beneficiary.

Nelsonville Gas Company

Man Pleads Innocent On Hit-Skip Charge

James M. Collins of Athens pleaded innocent to DWI and leaving the scene of an accident. Bound over to the grand jury on each count under bonds of 110 and 60 dollars. Accused of striking Lottie Smathers’s parked car in front of the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville James M. Collins Athens Earl Hilleary Lottie Smathers Buchtel First Methodist Church

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