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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
7
Nelsonville report notes eight Lions Clubs attended a charter meeting. Women will be welcomed to a February dinner honoring local draftees leaving for military service. The dinner is sponsored by the Men's Class of the Methodist Church and will be at the church Friday at 6 15 p.m. Reservations due tonight.
Eight Lions Clubs from Ohio district attended the Nelsonville charter meeting at the Methodist Church. Dr. Robbin D. Gardner accepted the charter as president with 23 members on the roll. Lancaster and New Lexington sponsored and presented a bell and flags.
A chimney defect caused a fire at the Hashmans home on W Washington St in Nelsonville at 3 30 am. Fire Chief Dana Winden and crew fought the blaze for two and a half hours, limiting spread to the attic area and destroying the west half of the roof. Interior damage was heavy but insured.
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, an isolationist on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is shown in a closeup as he listens to testimony on the lease lend bill in Washington.
Oscar Oliver pleaded guilty to writing numbers and was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Mayor C. G. Dew. Earl Ward of Columbus admitted unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and paid 10 dollars and costs. Affidavit filed by State Highway Patrol.
Nelsonville Scouts plan the 31st birthday of the Boy Scouts of America with a week of events February 7 to 13. Troop 64 leads displays at the Public Library and a service at the Presbyterian Church, with merit badge reviews, a high school assembly, and a February 13 anniversary banquet and Court of Honor. Cub Pack 64 joins the observance with uniforms and a window display.
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