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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
6
Special attractions planned for public square Wednesday night were washed out by rain and rescheduled for Saturday night, the organizing committee stated.
In the Elks Home main lodge the Nelsonville Emblem Club staged a Christmas dinner and program with a forest scene, Santa in a red sleigh, and toys and baskets for community distribution. The event drew 225 attendees as 3 new members were initiated and a varied musical and dance program followed, centered on the theme Christmas for others.
The Nelsonville Rotary Club met at Little House Tuesday evening with Warren H. Badger presenting photos of the Great Smoky Mountains. Guest Robert Ohlinger attended. President Corwin Cookson announced suspension of meetings for a period and set the next session for Tuesday January 4 at 6 p.m.
A teenage dance and Christmas party will be held at the Knights of Pythias Hall in Nelsonville Friday night. Music from 8 to 10 p.m. will be provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the K of P Bob Holloway's orchestra.
The Nelsonville Community Garden Club met at Mrs. L. E. Butts home for its December session and holiday party. Twenty three members and one guest attended as members displayed holiday arrangements and Santa distributed gifts. Five arrangements went to Chillicothe Veterans Hospital and a library dedication followed.
A collision at Third and Poplar about 10 a.m. Wednesday injured three people. John Henry Jr. of Nelsonville Route 1 driving for Tubby's Cab collided with John Smith of White Tip Cab causing a fractured jaw for Henry and head bumps for Dorothy Lane and Mrs. Everett Crane. Henry faced a charge of unsafe operation.
In Nelsonville the city cleared all complicity in a car pilfering report on W Washington St. A shopper’s bag of Christmas purchases was found in a nearby car, not stolen. Patrolman Hewlett notified Bill Jackson to retrieve the packages, resolving the confusion as a misplacement rather than theft.
Lon Coakley and Floyd Shelton won the six month coal supply bid for the city electric light plant at 4.35 per ton delivered for No. 6 run of mine. Sebring Coal Co. offered 4.50 for No. 6 run and 3.95 for 6A and 7. The plant uses about 20 tons daily.
Mrs. C E Whitmore Mrs A Fisk Mrs Wesley Hawk Mrs James Beard and others attended the Athens County Garden Club meeting at East school auditorium. Prof. Victor Ries of Ohio State University spoke on Growing Your Own Christmas Decorations. A workshop followed with participants making Christmas arrangements.
Nelsonville reports 34 members of the Business and Professional Women's Club gathered at First Methodist Church for their annual Christmas dinner. The event featured a three course turkey dinner, candlelight decor, and gifts around a tree. Two members, Mrs. Dorothy McAfee and Miss Margery Hill, were initiated and members donated canned goods for the community basket project.
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