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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
7
Harry Ashworth is recovering satisfactorily in Doctor's Hospital Columbus after surgery there Monday. Mrs. Ashworth is at the hospital with him.
Nelsonville high school junior class will run a paper drive Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Residents are asked to place papers on porches for collection.
Joseph Smart, 81, formerly of Orbiston and Carbon Hill, died early Wednesday at Flower Hospital in Toledo after moving there about a decade ago. Funeral services are set for Toledo and Nelsonville, with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. He leaves nine sons and two daughters, plus a brother. his wife and one son had predeceased him. An unrelated note states aircraft speeds of 425 miles per hour or more exceed bullet velocity.
Persilla Chevalier age 83 of Reedsville died Wednesday evening at her son Dudley Chevalier's home. She was lifelong resident. Survivors include four sons Dudley Wird Edward John, a brother John Congreve, two sisters Bird Hull and Gertrude Adams, 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Reedsville Methodist Church with burial in Reedeville Cemetery.
Birth notices report a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burchfield of Nelsonville and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Nelsonville. Admissions include Robert Daugherty of Haydenville Mrs. John McGuire of Nelsonville Ulysses Grant Guess of Nelsonville and Mrs. John C. Owens of Logan. Dismissals list Mrs. William Strader of Nelsonville. A note adds that the Atlantic rosefish births live young rather than laying eggs.
Ten Hocking County men were inducted into the armed services today at Fort Hayes in Columbus, the eighth county induction since re activation of the draft. The group includes twins Richard and Robert Auker and Ronald and Donald Stimson of Logan, plus Harry McVey Jr of Union Furnace Raymond Dufford and Kermit Hedges both of Logan Eugene Kinnison of Murray City and Virgil Richards Jr and Franklin Sterling of Logan. John Coleman of Nel sonville pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined ten dollars and costs.
CORNING The Corning High School junior class play Clemen tine will be presented Saturday at 8 15 p m The play had been scheduled for Dec 1 but was postponed due to the snow storm
Nelsonville Elks sponsor a Charity Ball at the Elks Club on Hocking Street this Saturday. Bob Holloway's orchestra provides music for a public dance from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds go to the Elks charity fund.
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