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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1956

Page

3

Athletic Assn To Seek New Members in Nelsonville

Nelsonville group sets a September 8 house-to-house and business membership drive with $1 individual and $2 business rates. Mrs. Carrell Figgins heads the feeding committee while Everett Carroll presides. Estel Crabtree and Bob Wolfe lead the football banquet committee as plans include chartering a commercial bus for the away league game at Gallipolis, continuing last year’s policy.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Athletic Assn Carrell Figgins Everett Carroll Estel Crabtree Bob Wolfe

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes BIRTB

Brazil nuts grows on trees so tall that pickers wait for them to ripen and fall. Mount St. Mary Hospital notes list several local residents and their addresses as discharged or noted. names include McVey Frank Sullivan Spurgeon Wolfe Cope Pickett Sheppard Yates Johnson and others from Ohio towns.

Hannah Brookins Athens Dorothy Wolfe New Lexington Margaret Sullivan Forrest Spurgeon Walter Blair Shawnee Philip Stephenson Nelsonville Charles McGill Moxahala Sharon Cope Barbara Pickett Grace Sheppard Garnet Yates Logan Ivy Johnson Glouster Dean Sayers Trimble Brazil

The Plains Woman Dies at The Plains

Ada Broadbent, 71, died at Mount St. Mary Hospital after a week of treatment. Formerly of Niles, Ohio, she had lived in The Plains for twelve years and was a Nazarene Church member. Survivors include one niece Miss Eva Anderson of Niles and three nephews. Funeral at Johnson Funeral Home Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Body to Niles Thursday for Friday 4 p.m. burial in Union Cemetery.

Nelsonville Ada Broadbent Mount St. Mary Hospital Niles Ohio the Plains Coleman John Jane Anderson The Nazarene Church Eva Anderson Carl Anderson Youngstown James Anderson Weirton W. Va Joseph Marshall Johnson Funeral Home Union Cemetery

Dora Lowry 56 Dies in Nelsonville Home

Dora Belle Lowry 56 died of a heart attack at her Nelsonville home at 155 Fort Street. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late William and Martha Ogan. Survived by four sons Mont and Paul of Nelsonville Murl of Columbus and Jack in Germany. two sisters Mrs. Mattie Penrod and Miss May Ogan. two brothers Winfield of Price Utah and Elmer Ogan of Chauncey. eight grandchildren. Funeral services conducted by Rev. William Brown Friday at 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Asbury Cemetery. Friends may call after Thursday morning at the funeral home.

Nelsonville Dora Belle Lowry Fort St Carbondale William Martha Ogan Mont and Paul Murl Columbus Jack U. S. Air Force Germany Mattie Penrod May Ogan Chauncey Winfield Price Utah Elmer Ogan William Brown Johnson Funeral Home Asbury Cemetery Funeral Home

Robert Eugene Evans Dies This Morning

Nelsonville infant Robert Eugene Evans died this morning at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Dwight and ______ Evans and grandparents Goldie Maffin and Mr. and Mrs. Okley Dresher.

Nelsonville Robert Eugene Evans Dwight Evans Mount St. Mary Hospital Johnson Funeral Home Green Lawn Cemetery Goldie Maffin Okley Dresher

Edward Zervis Rites Planned for Thursday

Funeral services for Edward Zervis, found dead in his Wilkesville home, will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Wrightsel funeral home. Rev A B Maley will officiate and burial will follow at Hamden Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until the hour of service.

Opossum Spooks Night Ticket Seller in Nelsonville

Quiet square after rides close as Deanville Boys Club campers guard the grandstand. A frightened opossum fled across the public square, prompting a chase and capture by the youths who then placed the animal in a safe location. A female ride ticket seller reported finding the opossum in her cage.

Nelsonville—Ail Eugene Edwards Deanville Boys Club

Theft reported in Nelsonville on St Charles Street

Fred Craig reported to city police that someone stole a battery from his end loader while it was parked on St Charles Street over the weekend.

Nelsonville Fred Craig St. Charles St

21 Telephone Books Added to Library

Nelsonville’s Athens County Library announces the acquisition of 21 telephone books from nearby cities to serve as ready references for business people and residents. The volumes cover Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburg, Youngstown, Toledo, Canton, Cincinnati, Huntington, Parkersburg, Springfield, Zanesville, Marietta, Erie, Chillicothe, Lancaster, Circleville, Glouster, Pomeroy, McConnelsville, Ironton, and Gallipolis, aiding research and local inquiries.

Nelsonville Athens County Library Cleveland Columbus Pittsburg Youngstown Toledo Canton Cincinnati Huntington W. Va Parkersburg Springfield Zanesville Marietta Erie Chillicothe Lancaster Circleville Glouster Pomeroy McConnelsville Ironton Gallipolis Laurence Solomoi Athens Coun

Books From Athens Logan Wooster Arrive Soon

Athens Messenger reports that libraries will receive incoming book shipments from Athens Logan Wooster and New Straitsville within a short time, aiding local lending services and readership.

Athens Logan, Wooster New Straitsville

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