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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
13
Nelsonville firefighters responded to an alarm at 9 50 a m Monday to Kimberly for a garage and shed at the Ronnie Courtney residence on fire. The structures were a total loss and a lawnmower plus other materials in the garage were damaged. Township pumper and tank trucks assisted at the scene.
Nelsonville notes a Christmas party for the Volunteer Firemen at Elks Hall with about 80 attendees including wives and guests. The George Charles band provided music for dancing.
The piece recalls Christmas Day with themes of peace and goodwill, noting the teaching of Christ as a guide to better laws and shared duties. It mentions armed forces abroad and gifts from home. Chauncey council’s year end meeting was postponed to Friday night due to low attendance. It cites the first U.S. road map allegedly published in 1895 by a Chicago newspaper.
Mr and Mrs James Rohr of Cuyahoga Falls welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Darrell Williams of Glouster welcome a son. Mrs Linda Berry of Logan and Mrs Pauline Bush of Union Furnace share birth notices with other family entries including Sam Hartman New Straitsville Master Raymond Patterson Haydenville Ronald Decker Murray City Russell Moore and numerous others across the region.
William Seel, 38, of Nelsonville Route 2, is improving at Fairfield Hospital in Lancaster after a Friday night crash near Junction City. His truck overturned several times when brakes failed. he was thrown from the pickup with a fractured pelvic muscle and ruptured bladder. He arrived by ambulance and is listed in serious condition.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Whitlatch of Bremen at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. In other notices Floyd Strawn and several women and a daughter were dismissed.
Santa Claus visited the Chauncey fire house for a hour long live broadcast on Chauncey’s Channel 5. The event was the first live program from the community, sponsored by Nelsonville merchants and Nelsonville TV Cable Company. Mayor Wadley thanked sponsors and Edwards for making it possible.
Mayor Charles Wadley thanked Chauncey merchants and residents for the annual Christmas treat. Santa distributed over 300 sacks of candy to village children under the Christmas tree at the fire house. The Gurkhas of Nepal motto quoted: It is better to die than live a coward.
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