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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1951
Page
2
An icy Hocking County road caused a crash Thursday near Haydenville injuring no one. Truck driver Paul W. North 38 Nelsonville Route 1 and car driver Paul Wray Jr 28 Logan Route 3 skidded on ice, with damage to the left sides of both vehicles.
In Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary awarded permanent appointments to three city workers under civil service rules. Clarence Hall became fire chief, Robert Bumgardner fireman, and Bertha Ashby water clerk, with monthly salaries of 242, 220, and 150 dollars respectively after eligibility certification.
The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports Christmas Seal receipts in the county totaling $4514.88 as of December 19. The drive closes Christmas Day with 90 cents of every dollar staying in county for TB work. Seven patients were seen at Mount St. Mary Chest Clinic. residents of Athens or Hocking counties may request a free chest X-ray.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced examinations for federal posts paying $4205 yearly. Openings include wage and hour investigator wage stabilization investigator and wage adjustment examiner. Applications and details are available at the post office, per the notice.
Multiple churches including FIRST PRESBYTERIAN FIRST METHODIST PILGRIM HOLINESS FIRST BAPTIST and CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN UNION publish Christmas week schedules. Sunday school times worship services carols special programs soloists and youth events noted for Nelsonville and nearby areas with Christmas Eve and Day observances.
After 28 years in business Mr and Mrs W P Cheetham sell their confectionery and building to Mr and Mrs M W Grall of Hanover Pa who move into the late Mary J Williamson Clark street property. Their son Jack is at Samson Air Force Base New York and daughter Mrs Lewis Haltz lives in Little Rock Ark.
About 90 parents and Cub Scouts attended the Christmas Pack party at the First Methodist Church social rooms. Cub Edward Howe led the Pledge of Allegiance and Ted Voigt led carol singing.
Conveyor belts in mining move coal at speeds around 10 mph. Operators assess throughput, power needs, and belt durability to optimize mine productivity and safety.
1st Lieut David Davis arrived from Berlin Germany Thursday noon to spend the holidays with his parents at 319 Elizabeth St Nelsonville. He is attached to the 6th Infantry Division and traveled by air to New York then by train to Nelsonville. He will depart again by air on January 8.
Nelsonville city schools close today for the Christmas holiday vacation. Programs were scheduled at both grade buildings and at the high school. Classes resume on Wednesday January 2.
Mrs. Andrew Keplar learns of the death of her brother in law Lawrence Simes 61 of Columbus who died at St Francis Hospital Monday Requiem high mass was held at St Patricks Church and burial followed in St Joseph Cemetery He leaves a wife Gertrude a son and daughter a brother and two sisters all of Columbus.
A reader is directed to the 1952 St Joseph Calendar and Weather Chart to recall the Great Chicago Fire details. The notice promises free facts and invites readers to check at any drug counter.
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