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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1945

Page

22

Nelsonville Church to Host Brotherhood Dinner Friday

Nelsonville church plans a covered dish Brotherhood Dinner Friday at 6 30 pm at the Nelsonville Church of Christ. The event marks Week of Compassion with a healing theme panel led by Pastor L E Evans, featuring Mech em Melching Hand and proceeds for the War-Time Service Fund. An official board meeting will follow.

Nelsonville — Brotherhood Churches of Christ Nelsonville Church of Christ Bible School Ministry of Healing L E Evans Charles Mechem America L B Melching Europe Verna Hand Asia Compassion Brotherhood Church The Christian Education Committee of the Church

Kimberly Gives To Memorial Fund in Nelsonville

Nelsonville reports Kimberly School groups contributing for Memorial Highway along Canal Rd. They raised funds to buy one tree now handed to Garden Club president Mrs J M Hyde. February Methodist Guild meeting at Mrs Malvern Wilson’s home featured Mrs Julius Fischer’s talk on Cities in Europe in Direct Path of War with photos of Budapest Dresden Nuernberg and Athens. Fourteen members and two guests attended.

Nelsonville Af Kimberly School Canal Rd J M Hyde Garden Club Methodist Guild Malvern Wilson Adams St Alice George Blanche Linton Donald Felts Carl Coakley Julius Fischer Europe Fischer Budapest Dresden Nuernberg Athens C G Pritchard Helen Lehman

Nelsonville Singers Aid Revival at Mineral Mission Church

Mineral revival meeting underway at Mineral Mission Church with strong attendance. Nelsonville male quartet from Pilgrim Holiness Church will sing tonight through Saturday as Rev B A Ave speaks on dispensational ages from creation to present and tomorrow by prophecy. Services each night at 7.

Mineral Mineral Mission Church Pilgrim Holiness Church of Nelsonville

Girl Scout Leaders Plan Activities in Nelsonville

Nine Girl Scout troop leaders met with Mrs Corwin Cookson at her home to discuss rededicating the Little House on March 18 as part of Juliet Lowe week ceremonies. They report 14 Tenderfoot badges, 10 second class badges, and 10 toward first class. Four troops will sell wax paper in March.

Nelsonville Corwin Cookson Juliet Lowe

Pt Pleasant Social Notes and Personnel Highlights

Social notes from Pt Pleasant cover a mother daughter dinner at 1200 Main Street hosted by Lucky Clover 4-H Club, with 4-H leader Mrs Knapp presenting camp photos and US conservation official Floyd Rothhisberger showing a film. Attendees include Rosco Somerville, Leonard Noble, W H Raiden, and many others plus a large list of mothers and Misses. Also updates on local personnel including Pvt Charles Stover visiting family in West Columbia, Seaman 2-c Charles Bush returning to duty in New York, and Lt Camille Swigert of the WAC visiting relatives before overseas duty. Scout Pack 253 Cub meeting at 7:30 pm noted.

Foint Main St Lucky Clover Point Pleasant Persoals Charles Stover US Army Air Corps West Columbia Seaman Charles Bush Ollie Bush Henderson Harold Bush l New York Camille B Swigert 8S P Slack WAC Camp Claiborne Swigert Lt Swigert P T Hofhenk Park Drive St Mary’s Hospital Huntington Scout

Nelsonville Schools Launch Four Fund Drives

Nelsonville Schools outline four student and teacher fund drives including March of Dimes completed last Sunday yielding 5108 dollars Salvation Army drive in progress and ending Feb 23 Memorial planting of Canal Boulevard funded by the Community Garden Club solicited through grades and high school by Feb 23 American Red Cross drive planned with end date to be set by township chairman Also report on local community notices and personnel updates from the area.

Nelsonville March of Dimes Salvation Army Canal Boulevard Community Garden Club American Red Cross

Wounded Officer Is Visiting in Gallia

Gallia County report on First Lieutenant Thom Rue visiting family in Gallipolis after being wounded in France. He will return to Valley Forge Hospital near Philadelphia for surgery to remove shrapnel and restore eyesight. His wife Velma Dillon Rue accompanied him here before heading to Columbus to see Helen Hayes in Harriet.

Newport RI Sally Frinne Gallipolis Thom Rue States France John Rue Lena Rue Seisice Rue Valley Forge Hospital Philadelphia Velma Dillon Hobart Dillon Chesa Feave Valley Forge

Mason Countians Attend Meeting at State Capital

Mason County residents packed the West Virginia Senate chamber to press for better school funding. Speakers included Rev. C. G. Billups and local figures Mrs. John W. Kirk Miss Francis Sterrett Howard Price John Glass and Robert Ferguson. The turnout was the largest yet, lifting spirits at a long quiet legislative session.

Point Pleasant Mason County Senate-House Finnance Committee Senate Chamber West Virginia C. G. Billups Citzens John W. Kirk Francis Sterrett Howard Price John Glass Robert Ferguson Mountin Commonwealth Cabell County Monongala State Federation of Womans Clubs Boone Billups

Returns to Gallipolis From Pacific Area

Chief Petty Officer William Caufman arrived home Tuesday for his first visit in two years after duty on the West Coast and South Pacific. He visited his sisters in Cincinnati before plans to reach his parents in Gallipolis. His brother Earle Sommers, in the Seabees, has arrived in California from the South Pacific and will soon join the family near Point Pleasant. Sommers has two children in the Army.

Gallipolis William Caufman Walter Caufman West Coast South Paciffic Grace Caufman Dan Casel Cincinnati Caufman Earley Sommers The Seabees California South Pacific Point Pleasant Mr. Sommers Has

Miss Ella Davies Dies in Gallipolis

Miss Ella A Davies, 76, longtime Gallipolis resident, died at 517 Second Ave on Tuesday after long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at the home by Rev Theodore Valenti with burial in Tyn Rhos Cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs Mary Jones and Mrs Amy May Fellows and brothers Evan W Davies Jenkin W Davies and Dan a Davies died last August.

Gallipolis Ella A Davies Lucille Rees County Recorder Second Ave Theodore Valenti Tyn Rhos Miss Davies Mary Jones Thurman Evan W Davies van Wert Jenkin W Davies Amy May Fellows Saginaw Mich Dana Davies

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