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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1957

Page

2

Walburn Dies at 81 Former Miner Passes in Columbus

Bert E. Walburn 81, longtime Jackson County native and retired mine operator, died Tuesday at his niece Betty Anderson's home in Columbus. Survived by brother Len of Jackson. wife Hannah predeceased him. Services Friday at 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home Columbus officiated by Rev Hoge Hockensmith. burial in Buchtel Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.

Nelsonville Bert E. Walburn W. Washington St Betty Anderson Columbus Jackson County Hannah Len Jackson Johnson Funeral Home Hoge Hockensmith Buchtel Cemetery

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Snowstorm forces Nelsonville basketball postponement

Snow nearly five inches blanketed Nelsonville delaying the Nelsonville High versus Lancaster St Mary High game. Buses and school routes faced problems while carriers risked spills. snow covered public square decorations and residents photographed the scene.

Nelsonville High School Lancaster St. Mary High School Lancaster J. K. Kinneer Nelsonville

Dentist Discusses Christianity Politics and Society

Nelsonville dentist Dr. J. C. Steer addressed the Rotary Club on his views of Christianity and government. He urged understanding at home, warned against wealth-driven graft, and proposed practical government reforms within a Christian political economy. Gerald Baird of Logan attended as a guest.

Nelsonville J. C. Steer Rotary Club London Paul Gerald Baird Logan

Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges

Hospital notes list admissions including Ronald J. Bateman Nelsonville Route 1 Vernon Canny Albany Charles Drake Gloucester Route Joseph Williams New Straitsville Mrs Rio Rita Taylor Nelsonville Mrs Betty Wolfe Athens and discharges for Mrs John Nye New Straitsville and daughter Mrs Bernard North Logan and daughter Mrs Robert Allberry Logan and son Mrs Ray Chute Logan and daughter William Barwood New Lexington Route 1 Miss Mary Ann Thompson Nelsonville Route 2 Robert Musick Shawnee Mrs Elizabeth Wilcox Shawnee Howard Linscott Logan Miss Joy Bryson Nelsonville.

Joseph Williams New Straitsville Rio Rita Taylor Nelsonville Betty Wolfe Athens John Nye Bernard North Logan Robert Allberry Ray Chute William Barwood New Lexington Mary Ann Thompson Robert Musick Shawnee Elizabeth Wilcox Howard Linscott Joy Bryson

Court Records Show Three Forfeit Bonds

Nelsonville court records detail three men forfeiting bonds last week in Mayor Earl Hillearys court. Marion Rhodeback of Westerville forfeited a $20 bond for speeding while Edward Reighard of Nelsonville and Ralph Cook of New Straitsville Route 1 forfeited $30 bonds for overloading their trucks.

Nelsonville Earl Hilleary Marion Rhodeback Westerville Edward Reighard Ralph Cook New Straitsville

Local Visitors Stay With Nelsonville Family After Football Game

Bob Jackson of Circleville spent Thanksgiving weekend as a house guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Jackson after attending the Miami University versus University of Cincinnati football game in Cincinnati with Pat Suvanpra dip and Boon Namahajai of Bangkok.

Miami University University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bob Jackson Circleville Pat Suvanpradip Boon Namahajai Bangkok Thailand Frank Jackson

Samuel Boyles 81 Dies in Athens County Home

Samuel Boyles 81, former Nelsonville resident, died Tuesday morning in the Athens County Home. There are no immediate survivors. Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 a.m. Warren funeral home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville Samuel Boyles Area Athens County Warren Funeral Green Lawn Cemetery

York Grange Semi-Annual Birthday Party Dinner

Nelsonville York Grange will hold a semi annual birthday party and dinner in the grange hall Friday at 6 p.m. Members born in the last six months will be guests. those born in the first six months will be workers. Return grange tablecloths to Mrs Adda Hawk by Friday noon.

Nelsonville York Grange

Chief Warns Of Parking

Nelsonville residents who double park in front of the high school and Central elementary face tickets after police chief Everett Hewlett warned that repeated violations endanger students and drivers during snow. He urged drivers to stop as cars on Fayette Street near the schools create crossing risks.

Nelsonville Central Everett Hewlett Fayette St Hewlett

Bus Schedule Changes For Lake Shore Line Through Nelsonville

The Lake Shore System makes multiple southbound and northbound schedule changes through Nelsonville. Southbound adjustments include 12:35 p.m. departing at 12:45 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. moving to 3:40 p.m. plus 5:00 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. The 8:30 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. runs stay the same, while 10:55 a.m. remains unchanged except Sunday and holiday limits. Northbound times shift for several trips with Sunday restrictions noted.

Nelsonville Lake Shore System Pomeroy Athens Columbus

Presbyterian Women Hold Christmas Meeting

In Nelsonville the Presbyterian Women's Association held its annual Christmas gathering in the church social rooms. A covered dish dinner, candlelit decor, scripture reading, and a Christmas story opened the program, followed by installation of new officers and circle leaders for two years. An invitation to a Logan Association bazaar on December 7 was extended.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Women’s Assn Ruth Daugherty Luke Adda Hohenadel Sylvia Cooley Lloyd Evans Mrs. Daugherty Daugherty Mary Margaret Radford Stuart Radford C. D. Crawford James Shumaker Jack Oakley Hazel Mellinger Logan Assn Westminster House

David Burnell Dies at 86 in Nelsonville

Nelsonville 86 year old David Burnell of 21 Monroe St died Tuesday night in Huntington Veterans Hospital after a period as patient since June He was a Spanish American War veteran and Republican activist who ran a shoe repair shop on W Washington St for 50 years He is survived by two daughters Julia Reeves Florence Burnell one brother William and one grandson Jimmy Services Friday at 2 30 p m at Johnson funeral home with Dr F M Wentz officiating and burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Friends may call anytime at the funeral home

Nelsonville David Burnell Monroe St Huntington Veterans Hospital W. Washington St Pomeroy Robert Ellen Burnell Estella Julia Reeves Florence Burnell William Jimmy Johnson Funeral Home F. M. Wentz Greenlawn Cemetery

Power shut off notices issued for several Nelsonville areas

The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co reports customers in Connett Oak Grove Carbondale Coolville Starr and New Plymouth will have power cut from 3 to 3 30 p m Thursday weather permitting to enable line changes at the old Floodwood Station before a new automatic substation connects to the Poston Generating Station Also notes a bus schedule change with a 6 p m departure and last bus at 8 30 p m to Columbus

Nelsonville Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Connett Oak Grove Carbondale Coolville Starr New Plymouth Floodwood Poston

Nelsonville man in serious condition at University Hospital

Lawrence Howard of 719 Bonham Ave Columbus, a nephew of Albert and Edward Howard, is in serious condition in University Hospital Columbus. He is a former Nelsonville resident. More than half of the world’s 89 million telephones are in the United States.

Nelsonville Lawrence Howard Bonham Ave Columbus Albert Edward Howard University Hospital United States

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