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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1948

Page

2

Glouster High to Stage Winter Concert Thursday

Glouster High School Music Department presents its annual winter concert in the high school auditorium Thursday at 5 p m. The event supports trips to county and district music festivals with the band performing Two Moods Excerpts from Wagner and various marches and tunes while the chorus sings Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Invitation of the Bells and other popular numbers. Special soloists and small ensembles will join the main groups.

Glouster Glouster High School Grundeman Nuremburgh

Oliver-Bacon Engagement Noted in Nelsonville Notes

Nelsonville announces the engagement of Suzanne Oliver to John Lucas Bacon. Suzanne Oliver, from Columbus area, is a University High School graduate and OSU student in Pi Beta Phi. The couple plans to wed June 16 with Suzanne often visiting her Nelsonville grandparents, the Stalters.

Nelsonville Glenn F. Oliver Lucille Stalter Rosemary Parkway Columbus Suzanne John Lucas Bacon Lucas M. Bacon Sandusky Ohio Oliver University High School Ohio State University Pi Beta Phi Sorority

Father and Son Banquet Draws Glouster Group

More than 100 attended the Glouster Lodge 607 Masonic Hall father and son banquet Friday evening. Jack Dunlap Sabra Dunlap Ethel Atlas Bonnie Kittle sang. E W Wallace led group singing. John C. Eby spoke on masonry. Dr L E Burnelle showed films on skiing parks and the Grand Canyon. Refreshment committee was E D Coffman Willis Composed. program committee Dr Burnelle Dwight Hartley Ernest Byers.

Glouster Glouster Lodge 607, &Am Masonic Hall Jack Sabra Dunlap Ethel Atlas Bonnie Kittle E. K. Peugh D. K Teater W. W C. F. Wallace W. W. Wallace John C. Eby Glouster Community Bank L. E. Burnelle National Parks Grand Canyon E. D. Coffman Willis Dr. Burnelle Dwight Hartley Ernest Byers

Revue Tickets On Sale For Clinic Blues Revue

Tickets for The Clinic Blues Revue at Memorial Auditorium Ohio University on March 4 at 7 p m go on sale in Glouster. Benefit goes to Shelter ng Arms Hospital Equipment Fund. Sales outlets include Coffman’s Grocery Economy Store and The Glouster Press office with Mrs C F Wallace and Mrs Robert Curdie in charge. additional sellers Mrs Mary Binderbasin and Mrs Clyde Sellars.

Glouster Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Shelterng Arms Hospital C. F. Wallace Robert Curdie Coffman’s Economy Glouster Press Office Mary Binderbasin Clyde Sellars

Class Meets At Church

Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ Bible School met at the church Friday evening with Mrs. Kate Vaughn as president and Mrs. Flo Henry as vice president hosting. After a business session led by Vaughn, Henry read the scripture. Bible contests provided the evening entertainment. A Washington's birthday refreshment course was served to 15 members.

Glouster Church of Christ Bible School Kate Vaughn Flo Henry

Welch Rites Held for Dr C E Welch in Nelsonville

Funeral rites for Dr. C E Welch attended by many out of town guests including Mrs J F Junkerman Dr and Mrs C A Dean Dr and Mrs E B Junkerman and other relatives. Rev L A Griffith read Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville C. E. Welch W. Columbus St J. F. Junkerman Mirae C. A. Dean E. B. Junkerman C. S. Junkerman F. B. Lampman G. L. Stearns W. T. Lum Robert Gill Charles Raine Newcomerstown Thomas Fox Charleston W. Va Charles Huddy Newark Patty Lou Huddy Ed Cooley Athens Springfield Lancaster Canal Winchester Logan Union Furnace Sugar Grove Amesville Middleport Pomeroy Albany Tennyson Bar L. A. Griffith First Methodist Church Greenlawn Cemetery

Band Boosters Plan To End Drive March 1

Glouster Band Boosters aim to wrap up their membership drive by March 1. Participants are asked to submit all collected money and membership lists to add new members to the current roster.

Glouster

Degree Work Practice Planned by Lodge

GLOUSTER Nineveh Rebekah Lodge will meet Tuesday evening to practice degree work. The degree team members are asked to be present. All February birthdays will be celebrated and lunch will be served.

Glouster Nineveh Rebekah Lodge

Group Meets Thursday by Glouster Women’s Council

GLOUSTER Womens Council of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. All women of the church have been invited.

Glouster — Women’s Council of the Church of Christ Church

Girl Scouts Meet at Little House For Cooking Demonstration

Twenty-six members from Troops 1 7 and 10 met at Little House with leaders Mrs James Gilbert Mrs Dan Shay Jr and Mrs John Dozier. Betty Newton of Ohio Fuel Gas Co explained gas ranges while three girls cooked one dish. The six lesson course requires each girl to prepare one dish weekly at home. Feb 25 meeting postponed due to All-School Revue at the high school. Troop 5 held its weekly meeting at Little House Wednesday.

Girl Scouts Little House James Gilbert Dan Shay, Jr John Dozier Betty Newton Ohio Fuel Gas Co Troop 5 Little House Wednes

Colonel Spray Funeral Rites Set For Tuesday

Col. Donald F E Spray veteran of World Wars died Saturday in Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus where he had surgery last week. He served in the Ohio National Guard from 1917, rising to colonel and earning a Bronze Star in Europe. Funeral rites Tuesday at Woodyard funeral home with military burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville Donald FE. (Lick Berwick Blvd Columbus Mt. Carmel Ohio National Guard Regular State Adjutant General's Department National Guard 135Th Machine Gun France 112Th Medical Regiment Quartermaster Corps Fifth Service Command Spray England United States Humboldt Lodge of Masons Scottish Rite Aladdin Shrine Franklin Post American Legion Nellie G. Spray Frank Petersburg Ind E. J. Katterhenrich Woodyard E. State St Greenlawn Cemetery

Drive for Boy Scouts To Be Ended Saturday

Ralph Gatchel finance chairman of the Community Boy Scout drive says the drive will end Saturday and hopes all donations are turned in by then for a complete report. He adds the drive has been very satisfactory to date.

Glouster Ralph Gatchel Gatchel

Local family visits span Shawnee to Indianapolis

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reese spent Wednesday with relatives in Shawnee. Mrs. Eva Brooks is visiting Indianapolis with her son and daughter in law Earl Brooks. Neil Roberts came home Sunday from Columbus after two days with his father C. S. Roberts who is at Grant Hospital. Mr. Roberts hopes to return to his Zanesville home by week’s end.

Thomas Reese Shawnee Eva Brooks Indianapolis Earl Brooks Neil Roberts Columbus C. S. Roberts Grant Hospital Roberts Zanesville

Eastern Star Chapter to Rehearse Tuesday at Masonic Temple

A meeting of Eudora Chapter No. 72 Order of Eastern Star will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. Officers will rehearse for inspection.

Eudora Chapter Order of This Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Christian Church group hosts Business Girls Class night

Mrs. Margaret Howe and Mrs. Ann Hall entertained the Business Girls Class of the Christian Church in the Tri Psi Sorority rooms Thursday night. Contests were played and prizes were awarded to Ethel Tharp Grace Plummer and Elizabeth Siddle. Pot luck lunch was served.

Margaret Howe Ann Hall The Christian Church Tri Psi Ethel Tharp Grace Plummer Elizabeth Siddle

Mrs. Craig Hosts M M Club Night of Games

Mrs. Fred Craig acted as hostess for the M M Club gathering on Wednesday evening. After a session of games and contests a pot luck lunch was served to the members.

Fred Craig M.M. Club

Emblem Club Meeting Set at Elks Club Tuesday Evening

The Emblem Club will gather at the Elks Club Tuesday evening at a unspecified time. Members are asked to bring their sales tax stamps to the meeting.

Emblem Club Elks Club

Circle 1 WSCS to Meet at Church Tuesday Evening

Circle No 1 WSCS of the Methodist Church will meet at the church Tuesday at 7 30 p m Leaders are Mrs Leonard Myers and Mrs Albert Inman

Circle No. 1 WSCS The Methodist Church Leonard Myers Albert Inman

Red Cross Campaign Opens District Drive in Logan

Red Cross business area drive begins in Logan with Hubert Lappen in charge aiming to raise 5300 for war relief. Lester Risch leads special contributions. Residential solicitors meet March 1 at 8 p.m. in Logan Clay Products recreation room for supplies and instructions.

Logan Red Cross Hubert Lappen Lester Risch Logan Clay Products Co Russell Young Paul Collison Charles V. Bungard Hugh Hooper Ralph Moorhead Jack Waldron Armed Forces Veterans

Two Drivers Arrested By Nelsonville Police

Nelsonville police reported two arrests on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated Saturday night. Dallas Wayne Liming of Columbus lost control on State Route 216 and his car overturned. bond posted was 108.60 and later forfeited. Alonzo Trough of Nelsonville pleaded guilty in Mayor Oral Daugherty’s court to drunken driving and was fined 100 plus costs. Joe Grace of Columbus forfeited 18.60 bond for fighting in mayor's court. Charles Christian of Carbon Hill was charged with intoxication and forfeited 33.60 bond.

Nelsonville Dallas Wayne Liming Columbus Mason City Hill Max Valkinburg Everett Hewlett Alonzo Trough Hewlett Don Bumgardner Valkinburg Oral Daugherty Joe Grace Charles Christian Carbon Hill

Matheny Rites To Be Tuesday

Robert Matheny 75 retired C and O Railroad employee died Saturday at his home 168 Madison Street after influenza and complications. He born in Hardenville and lived in the area his life. He leaves wife Ruth and five stepchildren Mary Huff Nene Mills Thelma McSherry May Hoch Freda Hallett and two sisters Phoebe and Effie Matheny. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m Warren funeral home burial Oak Grove Logan.

Nelsonville Robert Matheny C&o Madison St Hardenville Ruth Matheny Mary Huff Nene Mills Thelma McSherry Columbus May Hoch Freda Hallett Phoebe Matheny Effie Matheny Logan Warren Funeral Home Oak Grove Cemetery

Jerles Family Guests Of Pattons And Nixon

Dr and Mrs R F Jerles from Columbus with Doras Woodruff were weekend guests of Mrs Delbert Patton and Miss Bertha Nixon in Nelsonville Ohio.

Nelsonville R. F. Jerles Doras Woodruff) Collumbus Delbert Patton Bertha Nixon

Birth of son announced for Mel Rothwell family

Local relatives report the birth of a son on February 20 to Prof and Mrs Mel Rothwell at New England Hospital in Boston Massachusetts Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James G Francis of Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Mel Rothwell Helen Francis New England Hospital Boston Mass James G. Francis

Hoekine Meeting Slated For School Bus Drivers

All county school bus drivers are asked to attend a safety meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the common pleas court room. Samuel H. Dillon says Lancaster state highway patrol will conduct the session covering traffic laws education regulations and highway safety.

Logan Common Pleas Court Room Samuel H. Dillon Lancaster State Department of Education Dillon

Rural Women's Group to Meet Thursday at Smoot Home

Logan reports an all day Rural Women's Group meeting set for Thursday at the home of Mrs. James Smoot. Mrs. Emily Van Fossan, home demonstration agent, also announced a home demonstration council meeting for Tuesday at 1 pm in the courthouse auditorium.

Logan James Smoot Emily van Fossan

Father Son Banquet To Be Held Monday

Mingo Lodge 171 F. and A. M. announces annual father and son banquet set for Monday at 6 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Harry Smith secretary says the event honors George Washington the first president to serve as master of his lodge.

Logan Mingo Lodge Masonic Temple Harry Smith George Washington Masonic Lodge

Nutrition meetings set for this week in Logan area

Mrs Emily Van Fossan announces two nutrition meetings this week. The first, Wednesday at Marion Township School, targets area women and starts at 1 p m. The second, Thursday at Mrs Kenneth Rischs home in Enterprise, begins at 7 30 p m.

Logan Emily van Fossan Marion Township Kenneth Risch Enterprise van Fossan

Car Crash Destroys Gas Station Roof On Route 33

Deputy Waldron reports a tire blow out Friday afternoon sent a car into a grocery-filling station on Route 33 near the Diamond. Pearl Anderson, 42, of Miamisburg, driving east, escaped injury as the vehicle plowed into pumps and tore out the roof over the dispenser.

Logan Route 33 The Diamond Jack Waldron Pearl Anderson Miamisburg Waldron

Also Mentioned on This Page

Glouster School Nelsonville Social Notes Mrs R. R. Stalter Patty Donahey Shirley Byers Patty Conner Joyce Fiske Kay Harmony Rosalie Hartley Sue Ann Linton Sally Midkiff Ruth Tolliver Marine Weymiller Ralph Weymiller Dr. Welch Eudora Mrs. Craig Raymond Kern Vic Garcia New York Madison Square Garden Exposition Hall Ohio Cleaners N. Court St Williamson G. H. Martin & Son Richland Ave Athens, Ohio Tel Cail Martin's Fort St. Nelsonville Hex Hocking Valley
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