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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1934

Page

3

Nelsonville Boy Scout Troops mark 24th anniversary program

Nelsonville scouts host a commemorative program at Nelsonville High School with W H Badger and Rev Evans speaking on scouting origins duties and Whitlatch memorial. Wilbur Mender outlines mobilization for Feb 10 with Troops 45 46 and 51 to assemble at Senior High Auditorium and a radio talk by President Roosevelt.

3 of America Nelsonville Nelsonville High School H. Badger London Son Nelson School Walter Whit the Evans W. H. Badgerwater Whitlatch Evans Charac Whitlatch E. J. Arnold S. G. Holland Roosevelt United States Wilbur Mender Robert Smith William Morgan George Butts Orlie Rider Stanley Mechem Kenneth Kinneer Francis Sanders

Justis Moore Funeral Held at Stouts

Funeral services for Justis Moore were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stouts Funeral Home in Nelsonville with Rev. Strickler officiating. Mrs. Loren North and Mrs. Glenn Allen with Miss Beth Verity sang It Is Well With My Soul and Face To Face. Relatives visiting from out of town included many from Columbus and Oklahoma, among them Mrs. Nancy Moore and families.

Nelsonville Justis Moore Stouts Funeral Strickler Loren North Glenn Allen Beth Verity Nancy Moore George Busby Ray Holland Lillian Moore Homer Moore

Shivers Pleads Guilty To Intoxication Charge

James Shivers of this city pled guilty to an intoxication charge on arraignment yesterday before Mayor G Holland. He was fined and costs.

Holland Nelsonville James Shivers G. Holland

Nelsonville Girls Seek League Title After Hurdles

Nelsonville High School’s Scarlet Streaks push for the league crown as the Greyhounds are out. A win over Logan tonight at 7:30 and a Pomeroy victory would leave prospects open if Wellston slips in their final league game.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Greyhounds Logan Pomeroy Wellston Girls Nelsonville Girls

Athens Eastern Star Hosts Nelsonville Members Dinner

Athens Chapter of Eastern Star invites Nelsonville members to a potluck dinner at the Athens Masonic Temple on Monday night February 12 at 6. The event celebrates the thirty anniversary of the Athens Chapter, instituted by Eudora Chapter officers, with expected Nelsonville representation and their favorite diab.

Athens Eastern Star Nelsonville Athens Masonic Temple Eudora

Social gathering highlights Nelsonville area visits

Local residents hosted guests from Dayton Carbondale Enterprise and Beaumont for dinners quilting parties and family visits. Rev. Lloyd Evans spoke at Nelsonville Presbyterian Church with themes Christ The Servant of All and Lincoln He Took Upon Him the Form of a Servant. Willing Workers Class and youth groups held meetings at First M E Church.

Audrey Hartman Barnest Breeze Marry Dishong Guy Hartman Nelsonville Gertrude McCargish Dayton Harry Dishong Preston Byers Beaumont Thomas Schultz Raymond Rupe Floodwood Charles Wachenachwanz Oak Grove Ivan Hankinson Carbondale Eugene Hankinson Thelma McCargah Evelyn Dishong Ethel Syx Enterprise Lloyd Evans Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Christ Evans Lincoln

Eighteen Women Exhibit Reconstructed Clothing in Nelsonville

Eighteen Civil Works Sewing Class members display rebuilt garments at the Southern Ohio Electric Company in Nelsonville. Projects repurpose old Boy Scout clothing into boys and girls outfits and mittens from scarfs, with scraps to rugs. Forewomen are Mrs. John Warrington and Miss Anna Chapman. supervision by Mrs. Ward Hamm.

Electric Company Nelsonville Civil Works Southern Ohio Electric Company John Warrington Anna Chapman Ward Hamm

Missionary Sewing Circle Meets for Quilt Night

The Missionary Sewing Circle gathered at Mrs. Bertha Barker’s home on Chestnut Street with Mrs. Harry Jackson hosting. Thirteen members and guests pieced a quilt and planned a soup sale for Thursday February 15 with orders taken by Mrs. J. M. Hyde, Mrs. R. B. Stalder, Mrs. Retta Howe, Mrs. H. A. Rothrock, and Mrs. Frank O’Mara.

Missionary Sewing Circle Bertha Barker Chestnut Street Harry Jackson J. M. Hyde R. B. Stalder Retta Howe H. A. Rothrock Frank O'Mara

Millfield Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Birth

Mrs James Love to host February Martha Bible Class meeting. Mr and Mrs Allen H Boudinot welcome a 7 12 pound son born Tuesday at home. Families linked to Potter, Boudinot, and Porter attend funeral of Elwood Porter near Perry County after a motorist accident on the New Philadelphia road. News includes visits by Jimmy Ford and dinner hosting by J Ro Wade and family.

James Love L. L. Howard Allen H. Boudinot A. E. Potter Albany C. H. Boudinot Millfield Jimmy Ford Eldon Ford D. M. Sawyer Ralph Milifeld Sylvia Post Corning Elwood Porter Fairview Perry County Porter New Philadelphia Harrison Porter Portersville Sawyer Post Poulinot

Funeral Rites for August Leadinghaus Held at Chauncey

The Rev. M L. Kimmey conducted funeral services for August Leadinghaus aged 73 at his Chauncey home with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. He was killed Monday when struck by a machine on the highway in front of his home in Trimbie. He is survived by his wife and several children. service drew a large crowd.

County Auditor Reports January County Finances

J Clyde Edmundson county auditor reports January totals of 73008.72 receipts and 48519.02 disbursements with relief funds showing an overdraft of 6623.62. Outstanding receipts include county, dog and kennel, state relief, bond and interest, road fund, taxes, automobile license and trust funds.

J. Clyde Edmundson Athens County

Drill Thief Is Taken For Crimes in District

Edward Smith, wanted by police in six cities for stealing and selling drills, was arrested Thursday by Georgetown Ohio police. He faces petty larceny in Georgetown and will be brought to Athens next Monday for grand larceny. Finsterwald confirms a drill racket link and says Smith admitted involvement after a face to face with his brother. Circleville, Gallipolis, Logan, Nelsonville, and Athens police seek extradition for similar offenses. A drill taken from Athens was recovered in Circleville.

Edward Smith Georgetown Ohio Athens Finsterwald Smith Robert Smith Gallipolis Logan Nelsonville Circleville

Kentucky Nudists To Frolic Next Summer

Bradenburg Kentucky February 9 A windic ation colony to frolic in the Blue Grass region is planned as sponsors gain legal assurance from Assistant Attorney General Hamilton Pice that a nudist colony would not violate state law if participants stay within a high enclosure. Lease talks for a large Meade County acreage begin and the colony is expected to open in spring with interest from Cincinnati residents. The directors invite Rice to visit the nature camp.

Bradenburg Hamilton Pice Meade County Cincinnati Rice

Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils Host Hollister in Final Home Games

Final home night for Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils features both boys and girls basketball teams. Hollister visits the gymnasium for the last home games of the season with student sections set to fill the stands.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils Hollister

Emmett Ryan Rites Set for Chauncey Sunday

Funeral services for Emmett Ryan age 63 who died Wednesday night at the family home in Beaumont will be held Sunday at 1 PM from the Chauncey M E Church. Rev Ward Radford of The Plains M E Church will officiate. Burial will follow in Athens. He is survived by his wife Lizzie two sons Ben and Jesse two daughters Harley Brown and one sister Annie Withem and three brothers Orville Charlie and William Ryan all of near Chauncey. Edith Brown Ben and Jess Ryan were here recently due to his illness.

Chauncey Emmett Ryan Beaumont Chauncey M. EB Ward Radford Athens the Plains M Annie Withem Orville Charlie William Ryan Edith Brown Ben Jess Ryan

Mines Resume Operation in Chauncey District

Nineteen mines are active again today in the Chauncey district, the same count as Thursday. The list for today includes Hocking Chauncey N.Y. No. 25 Poston No. 6 Luhrig Lick Run Carbondale Connville Kimberly Ohio No. 1 No. 267 No. 28 No. 24 No. 68 No. 60 No. 219 No. 285 No 10X and Black Diamond.

Chauncey Hocking Chauncey N. Y Poston Luhrig Lick Run Carbondale Coonville Kimberly Ohio

Plains Woman Weds Chauncey Man in West Virginia

Leonard Lennigar of Chauncey wed Grace Riley of The Plains on Feb 5 in Pt. Pleasant W Va with Rev Marcus D Shiflet officiating. The couple will live in Chauncey with Lennigar's relatives and Riley's family members attended the ceremony.

Chauncey Leonard Lennigar Grace Riley the Plains Pt. Pleasant W. Va Marcus VD. Shiflet Church of Christ Sis Chauncey

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