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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1941

Page

2

Nelsonville greys outpace Cowboys to seize hard win

Nelsonville Greyhounds beat Columbus West High 30 to 16 led by Harry Westfall with six baskets and two free throws. Jimmy Knight and West High’s Young traded early scores as Nelsonville pulled away in the second and held a 21-12 lead after three quarters. Preliminary: Greyhound Pups defeated Carbon Hill Reserves 24-12.

Nelsonville Carl Campbell Greyhounds Columbus West High Columbus Cowboys Harry Westfall Hounds Jimmy Knight Young West High Knight Cowboys Westfall Johnsen West High Cagers Richards West Hoover Underman Keight Bruce Tommy Rosser Jr. Johnson Columbus West Greyhound Pups Carbon Hill Nelsonville Westfall Enews Jonegor Oort Bs Eletandines Boeken Y Richards Laasehesiede Sien Shortness Ladera Chatemennll Ours Cee Reynolds Jones Rio Grande Heehbel Marietta

Sanders Rites Set for Local Resident in Lima Death

The body of 41 year old Guy Alton Sanders will be brought Tuesday noon to Stout Funeral Home for 2 PM services. Burial follows at Greenlawn. He is survived by his wife three brothers and one sister. He was nephew of Mrs Harry Hickman and Jerry Sanders of this city.

Nelsonville Guy Alton Sanders Lima Stout Funeral Home Greenlawn Harry Hickman Jerry Sanders

Nelsonville Bowlers Win Twice Sunday

Nelsonville bowlers scored two victories on Sunday. Sid Cook led with 673 and Joe Spray with 670 in the day’s contests, including a win over Loga pinmen and two wins in an Interstate League match against Glouster. City League evening lineups list Barber's Service vs Galvin's Sohio and Brooks Shoes against Neiman’s.

Nelsonville Logan Glouster Sid Cook Joe Spray Barber's Service Galvin Sohio Brooks Shoes Neimans Yale Ndeee Gardner Cook

Nelsonville Social Notes Holiday gatherings fill church events

Nelsonville ministers and church groups report a busy week with a birthday handkerchief shower for Lora Wood and Vestia Lehman at Gertrude Ballard home on Carbon Hill. Christmas dinners and gift exchanges are planned by Adams Street Methodist Class No 11 and the Business Girls Class of the Church of Christ, with programs and fruitfull gatherings at local churches.

Nelsonville The Church of Nazarene Gertrude Ballard Carbon Hill Lora Wood Vestia Lehman Clarence Wood Yutena Robinson Marlene Horn Ed Birtcher Ted Winingman Goldin Winingman Bernice Gettles Iria Mae Winingman Church of Christ Frances Steenrod

Fire at Nelsonville Furniture Warehouse Causes Heavy Damage

A Sunday afternoon blaze gutted the two story warehouse behind Cliff Brown Furniture on West Columbus Street in Nelsonville. The fire, which took about an hour to control, damaged the rear wareroom and a large amount of merchandise including radios refrigerators and lamps. Cause undetermined. origin near the southwest corner by an exterior door. The loss is covered by insurance.

Nelsonville Cliff Brown Furniture Columbus St Allen Brothers Brown Furniture Co

Pitfalls of Love in an Armored Car Mission

A daughter confronts her father as he orders her to join a dangerous assignment for their organization. Amid guarded tension in a Lansfield hotel, the pair negotiate duty and fear while an armed escort waits outside. The father departs to the Underwoods, promising rapid return on contact.

Speaker Madge Hotel Mansfield Mary Lansfield Wilson

Sequel unfolds in Adele Garrison tale of Madge Graham

In this continuation Madge Graham joins a perilous pursuit led by secret service chief Charles Spencer. She is tasked to recover Marion Morton from gangsters while managing a tense plot around Mary Veritzen and the mysterious Stephen Redfield. Spens er orders Madge to confront Noel and resume Redfield’s contact with Mary to extract needed intelligence.

Lanafield Charles Spencer Secret Service Madge Graham Spencer Marion Morton Stephen Redfield Madge Mary Veritzen Marion Mary Noel Redfield

Nelsonville Soldier Attached to Coast Artillery at Camp Malakole

IN FAR EAST NELSONVILLE Freind Frederik Allman of Mr and Mrs Carl Allman Fourth St Nelsonville is attached to 251st Coast Artillery Battery A and stationed at Camp Malakole Hawaiian Islands

Nelsonville Frederick Allman Carl Allman Fourth St., Nelsonville 251St Coast Artillery Camp Malakole Hawaiian Islands

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report

Hogs 4,025 with few calves 300 to 635 lb. Hogs held above 11.50 as Friday bids steady. Cattle 1,975 and calves 300 with moderate to strong action. Steers heifers and cows 250 up from week-ago levels. prices listed for various weights and classes. Vealers steady around 13.50 to 14.50. Bulls 89 to 150.

Feeder Hog and Cattle Prices Rise on Active Market

Hog salables total 300 with gains around 35 cents per cwt. Prices list ranges from $11.85 to $12.00 for various weight classes. Cattle salables 550 up 50 cents, with steers $12.13 to $13.50, heifers $9.50 to $10.50, cows $7.48 to $10.50, bulls $9.50 to $10.50, calves 250 head up $15.50 to $16.00.

Friday sales report from Scioto Live Stock Co

Total receipts 2056 head with hogs 1195 head at Chillicothe prices by weight. Cattle receipts 482 with good steers and heifers 10.13 to 10. College? fat cows 6 to 8, veal calves 13.50 to 15.20, tops 14.50 15.20, sheep receipts 236 with top lambs 12.10 and light weights 9 to 9.15.

Scioto Livestock Sales Co

Christmas Dinner Planned by Golden Gleaners Class

The Golden Gleaners Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church will hold a Christmas dinner at the church on Thursday evening December 18 at 6 15. Those planning to attend should call Mrs Elizabeth Green Kentner Street by Tuesday evening December 16.

Methodist Sunday School Emily McManamay Bessie Warehime Fannie Williams Bernice McDowell Golden Gleaners Methodist Church Elizabeth Green Kentner St

Soldiers on furlough visit home for Christmas

Private Clarence Matheny from Fort Bragg North Carolina enjoys a fur lough with his parents Mr and Mrs Nathan Matheny at 495 Poplar Street until after Christmas Mae Harris recently from New York and Columbus spends time at her sister Mrs John V Wood's home for an indefinite stay

Clarence Matheny Fort Bragg N. C Nathan Matheny Poplar St Mae Harris New York Columbus John V. Wood

Washington in 42 Club Benefit Party Grateful

Members of the Washington in 42 Club thank supporters after a Dec 9 benefit party at the Elks Club. They praise the Mothers Club sponsoring the event, the Elks for rooms, merchants florists and donors, Southern Ohio Electric for a prize display window, and all attendees.

Nelsonville Washington In 42 Elks Club Mothers’ Club The Elks Southern Ohio Electric Co

PICTURED COMEDIAN AND VARIED CLUES PUZZLE SOLUTION

A fill in crossword style clue set lists Horizontal and Vertical entries with numbers and definitions ranging from a pictured comedian to terms like monster touch and revolts. The layout includes 70s era crossword style hints covering animals languages ships and elements.

Modest gains and losses mark stock and produce markets

Wall Street showed small advances as war news produced cautious optimism. Steel firms led gains while Chrysler General Motors and Kodak lagged. grain and poultry prices moved with minor shifts in Toledo and Cincinnati markets.

New York

New York Stocks Mixed as Markets Close Narrow Gains

A list of stock quotes shows Amer. Can at 69 percent and Amer. Car and Fdy around 20 percent, with varied readings for Anaconda, Chrysler, DuPont, General Electric, Goodyear, and Sears. Trading ends after a day with total sales near 490,000 shares.

Amer TOD B. and Co Bendix Aviat Central Ohio Paramount Pix Procter and Gamble Tod B Sears and Roebuck J Lineaptandigieniinn United Airlines Sour Nces MRL Cor Hlee and Mfg Youngstown Sheet and Tube

Egg and poultry market update and local incident report

Market notes show steady egg and live poultry movements with graded egg prices and receipts listed for extras standards and various fowl types. A local police incident on E Main St reports a car striking a muskrat, with investigation ongoing.

U. S Leghorn Stags Old Roosters Pomeroy E. Main St

Name mixup in Nelsonville court records corrected

An error in Sundays Messenger misidentified Lucius Kep lar as fined in Nelsonville mayor's court. The correct name is Lucius Fisk, arraigned and fined on a guilty plea. Jack Tennehill faced charges for breaking and entering with $300 bond and was bound over to the grand jury. Patrolman Burley Blair filed an affidavit. Dewey Pickett of Carbondale was fined $5 and costs on intoxication plea.

Nelsonville Lucius Keplar Lucius Fisk Jack Tennehill C. G. Dew Burley Blair Tennehill John Holland Dewey Pickett Carbondale

Boy Burned Wearing Paper Costume In Fireplace Incident

Noel Simonton, son of Mr and Mrs Don Simonton, was burned on the face and shoulders Saturday when a paper costume caught fire from an open grate. His sister Donnie saved him by beating out the flames, sustaining slight burns herself. Mrs Simonton was away at the grocery store during the accident. Elks Lodge in Nelsonville announces a regular meeting for Tuesday evening December 16 at 7 30. The Hoangho river is noted as the world's eighth longest at 2600 miles.

Wilson Mary Stephen Redfield Nelsonville Noel Simonton Don Simonton Donnie

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