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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1971

Page

9

Elks Offer Scholarships for Area Students

Elks Lodge No. 543 announces 1972 scholarships totaling 521 500 with 365 Most Valuable Student awards worth 302 500 and 365 600 scholarships totaling 219 000. Local contest grants 25 Savings Bonds to boy and girl winners. deadline February 15, 1972. Deborah Bowers won last year's 800 scholarship and ranked top ten in the state.

Nelsonville Tom Smith Elks Lodge No Elks National Foundation John L. Walker The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Smith Deborah Bowers

Service Starts for Hocking Rural Bus System

The Hocking Rural Bus System began operation after dedication at the courthouse. Phil Smith hands bus keys to Mike Manter, with Walter Smith, Roger McCauley, David Stimson, Ernest Wolfe, Gerald Sinnott, and Charles Campbell nearby. The service targets low income residents, senior citizens, and wives of working men.

Hocking Phil Smith Tri-County Community Action Agency Mike Manter CAA Walter Smith Roger McCauley David Stimson Ernest Wolfe Gerald Sinnott The Logan Senior Citizens Charles Campbell Operation Mainstream

Wellston Seeks Applicants for Emergency Jobs in City

Wellston funds from the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971 total 14237.28 to hire two policemen and a trainee for the solid waste disposal plant. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on October 10 to the city clerk or chief of police at the city building.

Wellston

Church Groups Schedule Christmas Meetings and Exchanges

Meetings Circle Four of First United Methodist Church convenes Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 276 W Columbus St with Malvern Wilson leading a program and devotional and a 50 cent gift exchange. The Queen Esther Class plans a 6:30 p.m. Christmas dinner Tuesday at the church with Friday reservations. call 753-3441. Group Two of First Christian Church CWF hosts a Christmas party Monday at Mrs. Alonzo Figgins home 61 Mill St with a $1 gift exchange.

Circle Four First United Methodist Church Lester Pribble W. Columbus St Malvern Wilson First Christian Church Cwf Alonzo Figgins Mill St

Action Agency Sets Meetings in Logan

Two Tri-County Community Action Agency sessions are planned for Monday evening at 163 West Main Street. The executive committee convenes at 7 30 p.m. and the personnel committee at 8 30 p.m., with both sessions open to the public.

Logan Tri-County Community Action Agency W. Main St

Memorial Planned By Elks in Nelsonville

Elks Lodge No. 543 plans its 71st annual memorial service in the Elks Hall on Hocking Street. The event begins at 6 p.m. with opening exercises, invocation, and the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Names read include John R. McClain and Calvin Lanning among others. Rev. William Wells will deliver the memorial address. A spaghetti dinner follows in the lodge dining room.

Nelsonville Elks Lodge No Elks Hall Hocking Street First Christian Church John R. McClain Calvin Lanning John E. Johnson George W. Barrows J. E Wade William E. Hammond Lawrence E. Helber James E. Odenthal Terry Bunting William Wells Mr. Wells Lodge

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