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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1944

Page

2

Nelsonville liquor permit suspended for 40 days

The State Board of Liquor Control suspended A. W. Hallett at 48 Hocking St Nelsonville for forty days from Feb 3 to March 13 1944 after evidence showed possession of intoxicating liquors in original containers that had been refilled on Dec 9 1943, violating state law.

Nelsonville A. W. Hallett Hocking St State Board of Liquor Control State Board State Control Board

Details of Program Are Announced For Boy Scout Week

Nelsonville sets February 8 to 14 for Boy Scout Week with Good Turn Day on Feb 8 and a Mahago program on Feb 9 led by First Class Scout Johnson. Feb 10 hosts a Board of Review and rank progress, Feb 11 a Scouters dinner, and Feb 12 Salvage Day to fund camp. Sunday worship and a joint four-troop meeting on Feb 14 conclude events.

Nelsonville Kate Ie Sen Mahago Johnson Joelley Athens Scouting Camp Whitlatch Tom Phone Clarence Kelly E. L. Murphy Troop 65 The Elks Lodge Francis D. White County Advancement George Fee Presbyterian Church

York servicemen report arrivals and returns from service

Pfc Delbert Hoskins son of Mr and Mrs William Hoskins Deanville arrived safely in England and wrote his parents of the trip. Pfc Kenneth Harvey returned to Camp Berkeley Texas after a 10 day leave and was promoted to corporal. Pfc Ralph Russell went back to Fort Jackson South Carolina after a 15 day leave with his parents. Two brothers also serve with Oney at Fort Knox Kentucky and James at Fort Bragg California.

Delbert Hoskins William Hoskins Deanville England Hay Ai“Ory Kenneth Harvey Camp Berkeley Texas Floodwood Ralph Russell Fort Jackson S. C Frank Russell Oney Fort Knox James Fort Bragg Calif

Prettiest Tracy White Wins Great Lakes Navy Baby Contest

Tracy White an 18 month old daughter of Fireman Second Class Meade Whyte wins the Great Lakes Naval Training Station contest for the Prettiest Baby. She was the sole Ohio entrant and tied with a Chicago boy for prettiest baby of a sailor as over 200 photographs were submitted. Her father serves at the station and mother Mrs. Carmen Whyte lives in Nelsonville.

Tracy White Meade Whyte Great Lakes Naval Training Station Tracy Ohio Chicago Naval Training Station Carmen Whyte Nelsonville

Social notes from Nelsonville church groups and clubs

Nelsonville reports include the General Society of W S C S meeting at 7 p.m. Feb 7 with devotion led by Mrs Thomas Spencer and officers installed. W C T U meets Feb 9 for a Frances Willard program. the Degree of Pocahontas sets a Feb 9 meeting at the WBA Hall. Past Matrons and Patrons host a 6:30 p.m. Feb 9 dinner at the Masonic Temple. and Ruth Circle holds a stewardship meeting Feb 7 with potluck details. Additional items cover the M C T Club gathering hosted by Mrs Grace Lax with prizes. a Business and Professional Women dinner Feb 7 at The Colonial with speakers from Athens and the local Social Security Board. plus extensive personal mentions of residents visiting and visiting guests in town.

Nelsonville General Society of W.S.C.S Methodist Church Thomas Spencer Phillip Weller Circle No. 1 Wesley Hawk Blanche Moorehead, Jr Masonic Temple Mable Washburn Circle of Ruth Presbyterian Church Cecil Shafer E. J. Kessinger L. I. Krieg Kate Edington Herman Ruble Business and Professional Women’s Club Colonial Tri Psi Adda MacCombs Athens William Martin Social Security Board Lena Huddy Virgene Bumgardner Marie Hoskins

Nelsonville Fourth War Loan Drive totals and appeal

Nelsonville reports Friday evening subscriptions show Ward 1 447.75 Ward 2 131.25 Ward 3 none Ward 4 993.5, totaling 15043.75 for the township led by E H Koehler. Publicity chairwoman notes 13000 plus still needed, urges complete solicitations, reminders to turn in subs, and cooperation across Athens County for the drive with 11 days left.

Nelsonville Doris Pergrin Blake Mechem Roy Tomlinson D. W. Codding E. H. Koehler Parker S. Sniffen Rge Washa Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Gettysburg Athens County York Township

Nelsonville Girl Scout Council Meets for February Session

The Nelsonville council gathered at Little House for the February meeting with plans for a Deshler-Wallick institute February 22 23 and 24. Mrs Corwin Cookson announced a full Scout and troop committee meeting and a penny march for the Juliette Lowe Memorial Fund.

Nelsonville Girl Scout Council Little House Deshler-Wallick Corwin Cookson Juliette Lowe Helen Shaw United States Girl Scout Organization Pearl Harbor Miss Shaw Fort Wayne Ind Joe B. Davis W. H. Hyde J. B. Preston Harry Raden J. L. Webb Wilbert Hall J. W Wood Harry R. Kelley

Infant Dies in Nelsonville at Six Months

Evangeline Lewis six months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Lewis died Saturday at home on Walnut Street after a brief illness. Survived by parents a brother Melvin and four sisters Gloria Wanda Clarice and Fanchion. Funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stout Funeral Home with burial at Greenlawn. Also a Nelsonville birth notice reports a son born Feb. 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ackison of Walnut Street. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Ackison and William Grose.

Nelsonville Evangeline Lewis Aaron Lewis Walnut St Melvin Gloria Wanda Clarice Fanchion Stout Funeral Home Greenlawn Orville Ackison Ackison Coonville William Grose

Nelsonville's old covered bridge and local reminiscences

In this column a visitor recalls Nelsonville's past, meeting W E Peters of Athens and W J Parkas of Nelsonville. They discuss the old covered bridge over the Hocking River, local floods, brick street paving, and a lighthearted note on paying a doctor’s bill.

C. H. Bartlett W. E. Peters Athens W. J. Parkas Nelsonville Peters Mr. Parks Hocking River Parks Cooper I. P. Primrose Dr. Primrose Mr. Roosevelt Roosevelt Watkins St Daniel Nelson James D. Knight

Crabtree Heads to New York for Writers Dinner

Estel Crabtree, who signed another season with the Cincinnati Reds, left for New York City to attend the annual dinner by baseball writers tied to the major league meeting. He plans to return home early this week as training at Bloomfield begins around March 12.

Nelsonville Estel Crabtree Cincinnati National League Baseball Club New York City The Baseball Writers

Raymond Scott Reported Slightly Improved At Home

Raymond Scott, seriously ill with double pneumonia at his home 616 12 Poplar St in Nelsonville, is reported slightly improved. He was stricken January 26 while working at Curtiss-Wright in Columbus.

Nelsonville Raymond Scott Poplar St Curtiss-Wright Columbus

Census Finds 3.307 Million Elderly Women in 1930 US

The 1930 census recorded 6,634,000 Americans aged 65 or more. Nearly half were women, totaling 3,307,000. The figures highlight gender distribution among the elderly in the United States.

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