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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1966

Page

28

Christmas Party Held by First Christian Church CWF

The Ninth Street area event in Nelsonville featured Group One CWF at Verna Hand and Eleanor Hammond’s home. Mrs. A J Toerner led a Christmas program with devotions by Mrs. Elizabeth Siddle, readings from Kahil Gibran and Van Dyke, a storytelling segment, and refreshments served by hostesses.

Nelsonville First Christian Church CWF Verna Hand Eleanor Hammond W. Washington St A. J. Toerner Logan Etta Bateman Elizabeth Siddle Siddle Kahlil Gibran Grady van Dyke

School Board Sets December Session on Monday

Nelsonville city board of education meets Monday at 6 30 p m in the high school superintendent's office. The December meeting may be the last regular session of the present board as the State Board of Education plans to create a new combined district for Nelsonville City and York Local. The new district would likely take effect December 16 1966.

Nelsonville City Board of Education Ecity Board State Board of Education Nelsonville City York

Esther Class Christmas Dinner to Be Held in Nelsonville

Nelsonville reports two bond forfeitures in mayor's court with Ida Sanford and Linda Gray each losing 30 dollars for alleged ensured clear distance violations. Donald Burchfield charged with disturbing the peace forfeited 20 dollars. The Venice Class Pilgrim Holiness Church meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Little House Myers Street with a gift exchange and secret pal. Esther Class First Christian Church to dine Tuesday at six with gift exchange. Yorde Machine Products adds a 10 ton boring mill machine, made in Germany, shipped to New York and moved into plant Thursday. 76 employees reported.

Nelsonville Ida Marie Sanford Columbus Linda C Gray Athens Donald Burchfield High St Lillian Steffan Venice Pilgrim Holiness Church Little House Myers St Esther First Christian Church Church Yorde Machine Products Co Veterans Industrial Memorial Bldg Germany New York

Murray City Families Meet Browns Autograph Bust

Mrs An drew Verba and sons Andrew John and Tim visited Cleveland and observed the Browns arrival at the airport obtaining autographs. The Elliott family and Pearl Linton hosted relatives in Murray City and Logan. An overnight guest was Mrs A J Toerner of Pleasantview Ave. Logan.

Murray City Andrew Verba Andrew John Tim Cleveland Cleveland Browns Verba Don Peggy Ann Verba Elliott Murray Chae] Lee City Pearl Linton Logan William Siddie Pleasantview Ave A. J. Toerner

Army air trainee completes basic training at Fort Benning

Pvt. Gar eth W. Conley, son of Mr. and Mrs Edward Conley Jr., Nelsonville Route 1, has finished basic training at Fort Benning Georgia. He is now attending army aviation school at Fort Rucker Alabama.

Nelsonville Gareth W. Conley Edward Conley Jr Fort Benning Gate Army Aviation Fort Rucker Ala

Council opposes Kroger carryout permit in Nelsonville

Nelsonville council in a short session Friday night adopted a resolution asking the Ohio Board of Liquor Control not to issue a carry-out permit to Kroger Super Market Fort Street or to Otis Gill west city limits. They cited proximity to churches and potential policing problems. The Kroger license application was dropped.

Nelsonville

Action Due On Electric Pump Bids

Council schedules December session at 7 p m in council chambers. Agenda includes authorizing the safety director to advertise for bids for an electric pump for Fulton State Station with a four thousand dollar appropriation. Also proposed is legislation to allow the city auditor to make year end money transfers.

Nelsonville Service Safety Fulton St.ate

Wilkesville Community Notices and Christmas Gatherings

Wilkesville reports past Matrons and Patrons of OES District 24 held a dinner at the school auditorium. Wilkes Grange 217 schedules a Christmas party and ham dinner December 15 at 6 PM with a 50 cent gift exchange. Local residents are noted visiting and hosting, with church circle plans for December 15 ham dinner. A snow-melting system via hot water circulated through pipes is advertised as a solution to snow shoveling.

Wilkesville OES District 24 Wilkes Grange Wayne Cottrill Mark Columbus Cottrill E. L. Cottrill Flora Arbaugh Tom Luft Clara Phillips Lawrence Milhoan Vernon Weber Rutland The Presbyterian Church Piper

Firemen Battle Car Fire on Third Avenue in Gallipolis

Firemen responded to an 11 15 a m alarm on Third Avenue where a car owned by Rosemary Sheets Northup Route burst into flames from backfire through the carburetor. The blaze was extinguished with wet rags before arrival. damage estimated at 850. Four firemen answered the call.

Gallipolis Third Avenue Rosemary Sheets Northup

Nelsonville Jaycees Call Special Meeting to Launch Sale

Nelsonville York Junior Chamber of Commerce schedules 7 pm Monday at the meeting hall for a special meeting. Teams will be formed to start a Jaycees toothbrush sale and canvass door to door, per team captains Dick Covert and Gary Flowers.

Nelsonville Nelsonville-York Jaycees Dick Covert Gary Flowers

Channel siding for houses known as board and gap

Exterior wall cladding sometimes called board and gap or board and reverse batten in historical usage. The term describes a siding style using vertical boards with narrow gaps highlighting the joints.

Finest Western Lumber Paneling Description

The fragment notes a finish description for lumber paneling, highlighting a washable surface and a clear plastic varnish finish.

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