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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

3

Retailers Told How To Meet Situation Customer Riding in Driver's Seat

Nelsonville report on a Merchants Association meeting with Professor A T Turnbull of Ohio University discussing changes in buying trends. He notes 15 million families shifting since V J Day and advises retailers to focus on strong items, close buyer contact, and coordinated advertising. Committees named for the year and plans for future talks outlined. A Pocahontas lunch meeting is scheduled in Murray City.

Nelsonville A.T. Turnbull Ohio University Merchants Association First Methodist Church Turnbull Bill Hoffman Merchants’ Group Professor Turnbull Hoffman Bob Ohlinger Harry Elliott George Appleman Corwin Cookson Donald Betts John Maurer Glen D. Thomas Orlando Howson Eldred Parsons Arthur Walters Credit Bureau Delbert Kuhn Max Jansen Charles Miller Charles Lechleidner Bob Wilson Bob Fogle

Tolerance discussed at Nelsonville High assembly

Nelsonville High School hosted an American Education Week program on tolerance sponsored by faculty member Mrs. Belle Whitman and student Dorothy Brunston. Guest speaker Mrs. Hope Woodson defined tolerance and urged understanding and time through education, with performances by Athens artists Mrs. Ethel Riley, Mrs. Helen Leach, and others.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Belle Whitman Dorothy Brunston Hope Woodson Ethel Riley Helen Leach Athens Riley Ohio University Riely Corneiia Woodson Ann Chapman Sally Hall Roxie Hall Lillian Lethridge Georgiana Hall Trudie Hall Cornelia Woodson Thelma Lethridge Grace Robinette Carey Darby Charlotte Daugherty Rosa Dexter

Nelsonville Social Notes and Lodge Activities

The Degree of Pocahontas will meet February 13 at the Eagles Hall at 7 p.m. Initiation of candidates is planned and a kitchen shower will be held. The Nelsonville Elks host a March of Dimes Dance Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring The Buckeye Ramblers.Mrs Geneva Kuhn answered roll call. Mrs Gladys Mallen led devotions and Mrs Elizabeth Siddle presided. Reading on Christian Hunger in the Homes by Mrs Mae Williams and Mrs Anna Hall followed a business session. Contests and games preceded a dessert hostess. Mrs Oral Daugherty hosts Hyperion Club Saturday at 2 p.m. at her Jefferson Street home. A local man has returned to Camp Hood, Texas, after a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Blackstone.

Eagles Hall Geneva Kuhn Gladys Mallen Elizabeth Siddle Mae Williams Anna Hall Oral Daugherty Hyperion Club Jefferson St Camp Hood Texas Harley Blackstone

Ava Smith 74 Dies at Home in Nelsonville

Ava Smith of 1020 Chestnut St Nelsonville, wife of Gus Smith, aged 74, died Wednesday after months of illness following a fall and fractured hip. She was a Meigs County native and Methodist. Survived by husband, two sons, C A Smith of Columbus, a brother John Pratt, three grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. Rev Paul M Niswander officiates at Stout Funeral Home. Burial Greenlawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville Ava Smith Gus Smith Chestnut St Meigs County Stout Funeral Home Greenlawn Cemetery

Lightnight Hurls Stone Fragments From Buildings

Reports describe freak lightning strikes that tear chunks of stone from structures and propel them across several city blocks, damaging surroundings and alarming residents.

Mrs Catherine Byers Hosts Business Girls Class

Mrs Catherine Byers hosted the Business Girls Class session with twenty members and one guest in attendance.

Catherine Byers

Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief For Ailments

As people age, strain and exposure to cold can slow kidney function and cause backache energy loss headaches and dizziness. Night urination and frequent trips may follow minor bladder irritation from cold dampness or diet. Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic, have helped millions for over 50 years and may flush waste from the kidney tubes.

Dean Doan

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