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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
8
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Nelsonville sponsors a March of Dimes fundraising card party at the Elk's Club on Thursday February 6 at 8 p m. Card groups may join to play all kinds of games and proceeds support the March of Dimes.
Nelsonville York Grange 2436 will meet Friday evening to confer third and fourth degrees on candidates. Serving committee includes Bessie Warehime Marie Hoskins C E Hoskins Elsie Weaver and Adrian Hook. Hugenot refugees in the seventeenth century are credited with improvements in the Irish linen industry.
Miss Mary Ward of Rufus Putnam Training School Ohio University delivered the keynote at a City Elementary Teachers Assoc meeting in Tri Psi Sorority rooms urging that knowledge must be paired with action to safeguard youth mental health. She outlined Ohio education history and curriculum development while stressing clear thinking and early guidance of children through preadolescent years. An exchange teacher from England Miss Constance Harry discussed current English educational trends and school health programs. A short musical program preceded refreshments.
Nelsonville reports a collision between an automobile and a bicycle near Jefferson Street and E Columbus. Driver Miss Ruby Evans said she was nearly stopped when the boy on the bicycle, named Smith from Marietta Road, rode south into her path. the bicyclist appeared unharmed and the bicycle suffered damage.
A list of Sunflower chapter Eastern Star members attending the district school in Baltimore Ohio is followed by local visitors in Zanesville and funeral notices. Other items include Youth Week at Evangelical United Brethren, family visits, the birth and death events of residents, Rosary Altar Society elections and Corning Mothers Club meeting with guest speaker and program.
NELSONVILLE The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Mrs John Wood s home. Mrs Lloyd Evans led a worship service and Mrs Frank Knox reviewed The Silent Billion Speaks by Dr Frank C Laubach describing his 1915 work among Moro in the Philippines and literacy methods later used worldwide. The group noted that three of five people cannot read and that the slogan Each one teach one drives his approach. A World Day of Prayer service was announced for February 21 at the Presbyterian Church.
Native legends describe a curious Wisconsin rock formation as a divine table where offerings of food were placed for the gods to consume, reflecting traditional beliefs about sacred landscapes.
Government urges 1040 filings for quicker refunds. Local residents assist taxpayers. Visitors and residents gather in Athens and Haydenville. Birthdays and family visits noted. Wedding announcements include Wesley Thompson and Helen Murphy. Hayden Bailey and Kerlene Walker. Max Malone and Mazie Walker. Eddie Call undergoes major surgery in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. John Houston of this community returned from New York City. They were accompanied by Loren Nixon of New Straitsville who met his fiancée Peggy Hayman from England.
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