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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1964

Page

5

On The Square Thanksgiving And Christmas Reflections

A column notes Thanksgiving as a time to acknowledge blessings such as health harvest and family. It suggests Christmas brings out the best in people with heightened efforts and goodwill during the season.

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Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes

Mr and Mrs Jerry Poling of The Plains welcomed a son. Admissions include Pearl Barrows Albany Route 3 Robert Rushing Junction City Route 1 Mrs Addie Smart Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Grace Lax Nelsonville Mrs Ida McMan nis Nelsonville Perl Spencer Hemlock Clyde Vernon Malta Gerald Bentley Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Clara Chavalos Corning Discharges include Mrs Larry Bycofski and daughter Glouster Mrs Gerald Dodson and son Corning Mrs Ethel Vogelsang Corning James Powell Nelsonville Miss Kristi Hartman Stockport Lawrence Richards Glouster Route 1 Emery Murphy Nelsonville Route 1 James Davis Nelsonville

Pearl Barrows Albany Robert Rushing Junction City Addie Smart Nelsonville Grace Lax Ida McMannis Perl Spencer Hemlock Clyde Vernon Malta Gerald Bentley Clara Chavalos Corning Larry Bycofski Glouster Gerald Dodson Ethel Vogelsang James Powell Kristi Hartman Stockport Lawrence Richards

Post Office Schedules Hours For Saturday

Nelsonville Postmaster William Theisen says the Nelsonville office will be open Saturday until 3 p.m. with money orders available and outlines additional Saturday hours on December 12 and 19 with window service until 5 p.m. The piece urges local charity and community efforts to ease domestic deprivation.

Nelsonville William Theisen

Donkey Basketball Event in Murray City

The Murray City Christmas committee sponsors a donkey basketball game in the Murray City school gym Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Eagles Hall American Legion Post 420 Hogans and Whites Grocery.

Murray City Eagles Hall American Legion Post 420 Hogan’s White’s

Ohio Senate Plans Redistricting For Tenth District Change

The Ohio Senate unveiled a redistricting plan affecting the 10th District with Fairfield County moved to the Sixth District and the remaining counties placed in the 15th District. Secrest and Moeller would shift districts, potentially facing incumbent opponents in 1960 elections. A conference committee may resolve differences between houses or restart the bill.

Ohio State Senate Senate Walter Moeller Fairfield County Lancaster Rep Secrest Wayne L. Hays House Moeller Secres Pickaway Ross Highland Pike Clermont Brown Adams Scioto Athens Hocking Vinton Jackson Gallia Lawrence Muskingum Monroe Perry Morgan Washington Noble Noble County Guernsey Hays Columbiana Jefferson Harrison Belmont Ing Harsha Lancaster Democrat White House

Nelsonville Prepares Holiday Lights and Decorations

Nelsonville completes holiday display with white lights around the Public Square fountain and a 20 foot Christmas tree at the Nelson lot. The choir group manger scene is in place and greeting lights for Route 33 east entrance will be installed this week.

Nelsonville Nelson Lot Route 33

York Nurses Group Sponsored Dance by The Interns

The Future Nurses Association at York High School will sponsor a candy striper dance in the cafeteria with "The Interns" as disc jockeys. The event runs after the York versus Miller basketball game and ends at 11:30 p m.

Nelsonville York High School York - Miller Future Nurses Association

Parts for Volkswagens available across years

You can obtain any Volkswagen part from any year with ease. VW has made about 3 000 improvements, many fitting older models. Fenders bolt on with ten bolts and the engine can be swapped in about 90 minutes, with options to buy a full parts package.

Volkswagen

Pandorian Club Hosts Christmas Dinner at Fred's Steak House

The Pandorian Club led off the new dining room at Fred's Steak House on Hocking Street with its annual Christmas dinner Tuesday night. Husbands of members attended as guests and Buhla the Magician performed after the meal. The club plans a Jan 7 meeting at Mrs. Hubert Stage's Canal Street home.

Nelsonville Pandorian Club Hocking St Buhla Hubert Canal St

Ladies Auxiliary Plans Yule Party at VFW Post 3467

The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 held its Christmas Party at Fred's Steak House. The group voted to send $25 to the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital for the Christmas program. A gift exchange followed. The auxiliary will hold its Jan 6 meeting at the Post home.

Nelsonville The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 Chillicothe Veteran Hospital Post

Local Residents Share Visits and Birthdays in Area Notes

Kyeer News notes several social visits and family milestones. Steven Darst celebrated his sixth birthday. Dennis L. Spires marked his 72nd birthday. Cameron Spears trains in Columbus with family support. Households including the Barnetts, the Ruhes, and the Wards are mentioned with moves and visits across Cheshire Middleport Salyersville and Jackson.

Lewis Scott Lester Roush Steven Darst Bill Darst Don Schilling Leisa Middleport Comer Bradbury Cheshire Cora Fitch Salyerville Kenneth Barnett Cameron Spears Children’s Hospital Columbus Ed Spears Hortie Roush Dennis L. Spires

Mulholands Head South For Florida Winter

Wilkesville residents report Mr and Mrs Frank Mulholand have left for Florida to spend the winter. Miss Joan Montgomery, Reynoldsburg teacher, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Montgomery.

Wilkesville Frank Mulholand Florida Joan Montgomery Reynoldsburg Charles Montgomery Mary Duffy Keith Molihan Gallipolis William McCoy Rio Grande Cecil King Hebardsville Margaret Caster Ally Cahron Cahr

College Scores Show Varied Results Across Matches

A collage of college basketball scores shows St. Louis 79 over State 70, Wittenberg 60, Kenyon 36, Youngstown 77, West Virginia 97 and Rhode Island 75, DePaul 80 over Christian Bros 69, Florida 74 over VMI 72, North Carolina 61 over Georgia Tech 75.

St. Louis the “State Wittenberg Kenyon M . Capita Youngstown Ms Iit Central Qtate West Virginia Morris Harvey W. Rio Grande Free Fordham Spake Ark. Com Florida VMI Goorsis North Carolina Georgia Tech Mich. St DePaul Christian Bros Kansas New Mexico FAR West Stanford San Jose Wyoming Nebraska

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Mount ST. Mary Hospital Jerry Poling the Plains Post Office Ohio Senate York Nurses Group National Basketball Association Detroit Philadelphia Los Angeles Cincinnati Boston San Francisco Baltimore Adelphia Deroit New York Volaswagen OF America C. B. Nye Company Stimson Amelia Earhart Portland Ore Ladies Auxiliary Heiress Lodi North Court Street Belk’s Kyeer News Clyde Barnett William Perry Larry Perry Virginia Neville Carol Betty Charles Sydney Neville Ray Fitch Noah Fitch Bill Lynch Denny Spires Eugene Stevens Cora Ward Mac Ward Emory Gordon Arthur Rupe Clara Phillips Nelsonville Home and Savings Association Athens County Oldest Savings and Loan W. Columbus ST Credit Thrift Plan Public Square
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