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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1939

Page

2

Haybrow Council reunion honors degree work in Nelsonville

Nelsonville Ohio members of Haybrow Council R and S M hold annual reunion at the Masonic Temple with district deputy master Max Faulk of Chillicothe inspecting. Grand master C Wood Bowen of Logan attends as guest. The super-excellent degree is demonstrated, staff praised. Visitors from Chillicothe and Logan attend. lunch follows. A benefit dance in Nelsonville at the Men's Hall is postponed due to weather until Saturday night in the IOOF Hall.

Nelsonville Max Faulk Chillicothe Ohio Grand Council Haybrow Council Masonic Temple C. Wood Bowen Logan Grand Council

Buckleys Mixture Praised For Winter Colds

A grateful nurse writes that Buckleys Mixture cured a stubborn winter cold after three doses, noting rapid relief for a patient she cares for. The ad urges readers to buy the triple acting cough and cold medicine, available at local druggists including Cline Pharmacy and Gallaher's Drug Store.

Buckley C. Davis Canada Cline Pharmacy Gallaher's

Night Class in Mining To Start Timber Study

Nelsonville reports a Friday evening night class in mining at the high school building led by A. W. Sea Bright. The session will begin a series on timbering, inviting all class members and interested locals to attend the first lesson on an essential mining phase.

Nelsonville A. W. Seabright

Sports Club Opens Drive For Members

Nelsonville officers and directors of the Nelsonville Sports men Association held an organization meeting Wednesday night. By laws were adopted and a drive for members announced. The club will meet again Wednesday evening March 1 and attendance is urged. Secretary Earl Hillery offers official cards. annual dues are one dollar.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Sportsmen's Association Earl Hilleary Mary Jane Walker Ruth Galvin Jimmy Knight George Washington Mary Jane Howe Julius Caesar Imogene Sayers Mount Vernon Emily Sharp

Lenten Services at Church of Christ Open Ash Wednesday

Nelsonville reports the Lenten service at the Church of Christ featuring Reverend Lawrence Crawford Butler with The Cross in Ashes as meditation. Delbert Morman led the choir with a solo The Man of Calvary while a blue flame burned the cross to ash. A benefit party in the IOOF hall at 7 45 p m is announced for D of A patrons bringing February tickets.

Nelsonville Church of Christ Lawrence Crawford Butler Delbert Morman D. of A IOOF

N H S Honors Washington In Assembly

Nelsonville high school hosts a patriotic assembly with the NHS orchestra performing America and the Loyalty Song. Don Sanders leads Call to the Colors and Pierce Baird and John Kelly lead the flag procession and pledges, with Jo Sharp giving scripture and prayer.

Nelsonville Wolfe Franks America NHS Don Sanders Pierce Baird John Kelly Pierce Jo Sharp E. J. Arnold Kenneth Kinneer Gilbert Smith Alma Galvin Washington Yorktown

Industrial Union Council to convene in Nelsonville

A meeting of the Industrial Union Council of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys will be held at the American Legion building on Friday evening February 24. Attendance of all delegates has been requested.

Nelsonville Industrial Union Council of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys American Legion Central P. T. A Central School

Elks Dance Set For February 25 in Nelsonville

Elks and families will enjoy a dance at the Elks Home on Hocking and Fayette streets in Nelsonville Saturday night February 25. A seven piece orchestra will provide music and dancing starts at 9 o'clock.

Nelsonville Elks Hocking and Fayette Sts

Social and club notes from Nelsonville community events

Mrs. Charles Tedrow and Mrs. Emma Wilson hosted a Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting with a playlet The Second Mile and piano solos. Young people formed a George Washington party and senior league. future officers named for the church group. Founders Day and Latin Club activities noted along with church guild programs. Mrs J R Parker Avalon Hick of Norfolk is visiting due to illness.

Nelsonville Charles Tedrow Emma Wilson Presbyterian Missionary Society Tedrow Roy Snackenburg Mable Haffner Lloyd Evans Roy Sayers Edith Stiers Charles Kennard Rosemary Snackenburg Don Johnson Lu Shafer Miss Shafer Stiers W. L. Hudson E. J. Kessinger Kessinger Snackenburg Church of Christ George Washington Paulette Davis Catherine Courtney Arlene Betts Paul Courtney John Johnson Bill Lawson Dalbert Morman J. R. Parker Avalon Hick Norfolk Mary L. Hick

Record cold grips Nelsonville area with subzero reads

Local thermometers show a frigid dawn with three below zero at the railroad yard office and five above by 8 am. W. S. Runion notes lows around Riverside and town, as patrolman Charles Thompson finds the police car radiator frozen and steam rising at City Hall during an unusually cold start.

Nelsonville W. S. Runion Riverside Charles Thompson City Hall

Langsville Social Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Events

Social notes from Langsville report visits spread across nearby towns. Families such as Brown and Musser support in Parkersburg and Gallipolis while residents travel to Columbus Worthington and Rutland for hospital, nursing, or family duties. A birth is announced near Danville and several locals plan hospital visits and care.

Langsville Fred Brown Gallipolis Wesley Bolin Nora Amos Dexter Carl Miller Columbus Harry Lang Pleasant Dale Wright Wallace Wright Wright Bernard Ledlie Theron Ledlie Annabel Ward

Letart Falls Revival and Local Notices Mix

Rev C L Thayer to start revival at Plants March 5 with Fairview meeting planned after. U B Church hosts ongoing revival with Rev Franklin Norris assisting. Civic and church events include Women’s World Day of Prayer at U B Church and a Civic Association talk by T R Cowie. Public sale announced for Edwin S McAfee farm March 11 1939 with various farm tools and livestock items. Auction conducted by Charles H Moore and Art Cole Administrators.

Letart Falls C. L. Thayer Plants Thayer Fairview U. B. Church Franklin Norris Greenfield Sharpe Ladies Aid Society Community Hall U. B T. R. Cowie Pomeroy Civic Association Clarence Chapman Parkersburg Edythe Allen Charleston Harry Ernest Lucile Norris Racine Bert Grimm Elza Birch Columbus Dan Humphry Freeland Norris Harry Allen Albert Higginbotham Patty Kate Higginbotham Marmet Ernest Allen Chesapeake William Wilson Morning Star Milo van Meter Francis Webb Canton Dorothy Varian Mountain State College Will Varian Garon Roush Portland Clifford Hill Wilson Carpenter Probate Court Athens County Edwins McAfee Stewart Charles H. Moore Art Cole

Young People Rally Planned at Pilgrim Holiness Church

Rev B A Awe zone chairman announces a youth rally at the Pilgrim Holiness Church Floodwood Friday evening February 24 at 7 oclock Rev H E Osborn Athens will be principal speaker with special music and singing.

Nelsonville B. A. Awe Pilgrim Holiness Church Floodwood H. E. Osborn Athens

Wagenbach Funeral Held At Zaleski

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Wagenbach of Newark New Jersey were held at Zaleski M E Church with Rev J G Deeds officiating. Attending from out of town were numerous relatives including C E Atkinson Bert Daft M L Kim mey W W Summers and J W Kelley with many others from McArthur and nearby towns. The Wagenbach family later returned to Newark after burial preparations and local friends visited over the weekend.

Zaleski Ida Wagenbach Newark N. J J. G. Deeds Hamden Zaleski M. E. Church C. E. Atkinson Bert Daft M. Butler W. W. Summers Columbus Frank Herwick Keystone Ind Merrill R. Atkinson Logan W. Va Donald McKibben Roanoke Lily Daft Elvin Bean Clara Potts C. W. Brush William Dawson Austen Ball Nelsonville H. L. Atkinson Ida Lemley J. E. King J. A. Wagenbach John, Jr Kenneth J. G. McKibben J. W. Coleman Janice Gary Athens Mary Laraley Maurice Markins Barnard Wilson Albert Rider

North daughter undergoes appendicitis operation

Virginia North daughter of Mr and Mrs John North had an appendicitis operation Tuesday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus. She is recovering satisfactorily.

Nelsonville Virginia North John North Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus

Gallipolis Social Notes Expand Local Visits and Travel

Gallipolis social notes recount brief trips and family visits among residents. Dewey Burks family returns to Huntington after visiting Mrs. Elgan Sealey. C B Rife and Mrs. Dan Kelton visit 89 year old Amanda Russell in Wellston and resume duties at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics.

Dewey Burks Huntington Washington, D. C J. T. Robinson Heber St. Petersburg Fla Florida Elmer Hern Wilson E. D. Hughes

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