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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1971

Page

5

Mount St. Mary Hospital to be saluted on Bob Braun show

Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville will receive a special salute on Bob Braun's 50-50 Club. The Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund supports toys parties and therapeutic equipment for youngsters at Mount St. Mary and nearly a hundred hospitals in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. The fund began in 1939 after Ruth Lyons visited Cincinnati's Children’s Hospital and has raised about $6 million with Bob Braun leading the drive since Miss Lyons' retirement.

Nelsonville Mount St. Mary Hospital Bob Braun Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund Mount St. Mary Ohio Indiana Kentucky Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Miss Lyons

Altier Named Director For Nelsonville Administration

Nelsonville Mayor elect Donald Bumgardner designated Paul Altier as service safety director for his administration starting January 1. Altier, 34, is president of Nelsonville Machine Co. on Railroad Street with a background in maintenance and machine work. He is a 1955 Nelsonville High School graduate and lives on Jackson Street with his wife Shirley and daughter Marilyn.

Nelsonville Donald W. Bumgardner Paul Altier Jackson St Altier Nelsonville Machine Co C and D Railroad Street Nelsonville High School Shirley Marilyn Jackson Street

Legion service officer to aid veterans at McCann-Frederick Post

C J Josten will answer veterans questions at McCann-Frederick Post No 414 American Legion on December 9 from 1 to 3 pm. He will help with annual income forms and address problems for veterans or widows at the hall above the post office. The Elizabethan Group hosts a Christmas Bazaar Friday and Saturday at Booth Real Estate on Market Street with gifts and baked goods. Whaling captains once shanghaied seamen for three year voyages.

Mcarthur McArthur Presbyterian Church The Booth Real Estate and Insurance Market Street

Nelsonville Garden Club Hosts Christmas Program

At the November meeting in Nelsonville the club heard a holiday program titled It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas presented by Betty Newton of Columbia Gas Co. She prepared various dishes served to members and 12 guests. President Hazel Mellinger welcomed attendees with the speaker introduced. Social committee members were Mrs. Victor Oakley Mrs. Wilbert Warren Mrs. Donald Betts and Mrs. Hubert Mender.

Nelsonville

Come To Aid Of Shorties Demands At New College

Wendell Wagner a 4 foot 2 inch campus resident posts a bulletin board list at New College Sarasota calling for a history of short people, redesigned shelves, bodyguards for short people, and an end to ridicule such as mailboxes too high to reach.

Sarasota, Fla Wendell Wagner Wagner

Christmas Program Planned in Logan by Civic Committee

Logan Civic Celebration Committee presents a Christmas program with new songs and dances by about 100 adults and children under Mrs Pat Shannon at Logan High School Auditorium on December 16 at 7 30 p m A preceding Christmas concert and multiple rehearsals are scheduled for adults at Westminster House and Sundays at West School and Logan High School while children rehearse Saturday from 1 to 3 p m

Logan Logan Civic Celebration Committee Pat Shannon Logan High School Presbyterian Westminster House Westminster House West School

Wellston Fire Department Completes First Aid Course

Fifteen Wellston firefighters finished a 12 week Red Cross first aid program earning standard and advanced cards. Also completing were a city councilman and a police officer. Ike McCormick instructed at the fire station starting Sept 13 and ending Monday.

Wellston Glen Hammond Merrill Ward Jr L. Max Norris Tom Simons Danny Holtz Robert Ervin Everett West R. A. Hollingshead Robert Long Arthur Bush Mike Lambert Ron Grattendick Dennis Callahan Richard Perkins Fire Department Hocking Valley Regional Fire School

Three Cases Heard In Hocking County Appeals Session

Logan residents report that the Fourth District Court of Appeals heard three cases Tuesday in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. Presiding Judge Homer E. Abele Judge Earl E. Stephenson and Judge Otis Hess attended with Judge Gordon Gray absent due to hospitalization. Cases included the Rev. Nyle Borden morals case and civil actions Barbara Holdcroft versus Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Donald and Helen Oliver versus Robert C. McKinley et al.

Donald Oliver Helen Oliver Robert C. McKinley

Improvements Sought for Logan High Stadium

Logan High Athletic Board met November 22 to discuss football program upgrades. Proposals include field access ramp, fence repairs, gate upgrades, curb and steps, sidewalk repair, filling gaps at gates, seat repairs, gate painting, bleacher improvements, crowd control and security, cleaner grounds with a Billy Goat, reorganized special nights, and better scheduling for reserve and junior games with defined coordinators.

Market Street Wellston Hus

Holiday Mailing Tips From Nelsonville Postmaster

Nelsonville postmaster William Theisen outlines Christmas mailing tips for residents and nearby areas to save money and ensure timely delivery. He emphasizes PAL parcel mail for overseas servicemen, proper packaging, realistic insurance, stocking up stamps, using ZIP codes, including addressee and sender slips, and early deadlines for overseas and local mail.

Nelsonville William Theisen Theisen PAL Overseas Armed Forces Airmail State of Ohio

Brandt's Restaurant Sold to Indonesian Couple

Logan announces the sale of Brandt's Restaurant by Mr. and Mrs. John Cavote to new owners Mr. and Mrs. Robert Utomo Tirtonagoro. The Tirtonagoros, recent immigrants from Indonesia, plan catering and a mix of Oriental and American cuisine. The Cavotes will move to Cleveland where Mr. Cavote becomes vice president of Smylie Brothers, Inc.

Logan Brandt John Cavote Robert Utomo Tirtonagoro United States Indonesia Tirtonagoros Cavotes Cleveland Cavote Smylie Brothers, Inc Walton Hills Ohio Department of Public Works

Blazers Bought For Ushers

Wellston High School has purchased six navy blazers with a gold W and a student council arm patch for newly assigned girl ushers. The program, funded by student council fundraisers, will have ushers at all school functions to assist the public and maintain order among students.

Wellston Wellston High School

Nelsonville Club Collects Gifts For Athens Center Patients

The Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club plans a Christmas gift drive for Athens Mental Health Center patients. Members should drop gifts at Catherine's Beauty Salon on W Columbus Street by Saturday for pickup and delivery next week.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Business and Professional Women’s Club Athens Mental Health Center Catherine's W. Columbus Street

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