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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1948

Page

2

Arrests Reported by Police and Mayor Court Fines

Weekend court actions in Nelsonville included two operating while intoxicated charges and six intoxication arrests. Individuals fined include Charles Dickens for DWI and George Ezra Carpenter both $100, plus other intoxication pleas with $25 fines for several defendants. One defendant, Bennett, jailed pending settlement. bond forfeiture noted. James T. Milligan pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and paid $10 plus costs.

Nelsonville Oral Daugherty Don Bumgardner Charles Dickens New Marshfield Dickens George Ezra Carpenter Columbus Bumgardner Max Valkinburg Elmer Kesterson Ora Kesterson Ben Newlan Ross Newlan Carbondale Woodrow Bennett Donald Lyons Chandos Llewellyn New Marsh

Normal Closing Hours Reinstated by Local Stores

Nelsonville stores resume usual hours after Christmas regulations. Warren Robinette of the Retail Merchants Association says stores close at 5 p.m. daily for the rest of the year, including New Year's Eve, and the usual Thursday afternoon closing returns. All day New Year's closing also to apply.

Nelsonville Warren Robinette The Retail Merchants Association

Plan Columbus trip Nelsonville

Miss Blanche Linton delegate from the City Teachers Association and Supt. D W Codding chairman of the legislative committee will attend sessions of the Ohio Educational Association in Columbus Tuesday and Wednesday.

Columbus Nelsonville Blanche Linton City Teachers Association D. W. Codding Ohio Educational Association

Hartman Pritchard Nuptials Quietly Celebrated at Oak Grove

Miss Wareline Hartman and James Pritchard wed at Oak Grove Church in Nelsonville with 2 PM ceremony led by Rev. William Brown. The couple, graduates of Nelsonville High, plan home in Nelsonville after Niagara Falls trip and holidays in Zanesville.

Nelsonville Oak Grove Wareline Hartman Royal Hartman James Pritchard Irvin Pritchard William Brown Mary Virginia Carpenter Cressmaker David Davis Charles Wilson James Levering Judy Betts Barbara Foughty Friends Columbus St

Nelsonville and nearby families share Christmas dinners

Mrs. Joe B. Davis hosted Christmas dinner with Dewey Goddard and daughters Ann and Ellen, and guests Bill Davis and Buzz Davis along with W. T. Bean. Mrs. Garnet Bennett and Mrs. Clifton Spencer hosted with Mary Ann Spencer. The Whites and Hulls from Athens Zanesville joined others, with Ernest Weaver party visiting Hushower and Sanderson Inman in Logan. Bowling Green guests included Cecil Shafer family. Mrs. W. C. Poston is spending…

Joe B. Davis Dewey Goddard Ann Ellen Athens Bill Davis Buzz W. T. Bean Garnet Bennett Clifton Spencer Mary Ann Cleveland R. H. White Spencer Athens Floyd Hull Zanesville Ernest Weaver Ruth Ann, Buchtel John Hushower Peggy Sanderson Logan Elizabeth Inman Bowling Green Cecil Shafer W. C. Poston

Carpenter Visitors and Visitors Reported in Local Notices

Visitors of Mr and Mrs Chester Daily included Mr and Mrs Robert Carsey Mrs Walter Carsey Carla Carsey and Joan Leffler from Athens Mr and Mrs William Cheadle visited Mr and Mrs Ward Halliday in Dexter Mrs W E Jeffers was ill Lucy and Celia Dye students at Ohio State University planned to spend their two weeks Christmas vacation with their parents Mr and Mrs Paul Dye Mr and Mrs Ney Carpenter returned from Strasburg where they were guests of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Sidney Parker

Strasburg Sidney Parker

Pocahontas Degree Meeting Postponed to January 10

Nelsonville announces the Degree of Pocahontas meeting set for December 28 is postponed to January 10 and will be held on that date.

Nelsonville

Nelsonville Legion Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled

The American Legion Auxiliary will convene in the Legion building on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Local members are urged to attend the session to discuss upcoming events and initiatives.

Nelsonville American Legion Auxiliary Legion Building

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